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Main steps in a nephrostomy change, with * denoting that the step should be done in fluoroscopy:
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==Main steps
#Fix an obturator inside the new catheter
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* denotes the steps that should be done in fluoroscopy.
#Position the patient on the side
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#Check the position of the previous catheter tip with a few ml of iodinated contrast, preferably in two projections such as lateral and a more frontal one.*<br> - If a previous pigtail catheter is located in a calyx, push it in with a guidewire (such as Amplatz).*
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===Preparations===
#Loosen any pigtail
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*Fix an obturator inside the new catheter.
#Insert a guidewire into the renal pelvis or proximal ureter.*
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*Position the patient on the side
#Remove the previous catheter while keeping the guidewire in place.*
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#Insert the new catheter with obturator over the guidewire, keeping the same direction as the guidewire through the tissues to avoid pulling or kinking it, in fluoroscopy as it approaches the kidney.*
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===Removal of previous catheter===
#Enter the renal pelvis with the obturator, and then advance with only the soft catheter.*
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*Check the position of the previous catheter tip with a few ml of iodinated contrast, preferably in two projections such as lateral and a more frontal one.*<br> - If a previous pigtail catheter is located in a calyx, push it in with a guidewire (such as Amplatz).*
#If proper position of a pigtail catheter, fix the pigtail. If unsure, confirm location within the renal pelvis by injection of a few ml of contrast before fixation.*
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*Loosen any pigtail
#Confirm functionality by injection of a few ml of contrast, two projections from different directions, as well as aspiration of the contrast.*
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*Insert a guidewire into the renal pelvis or proximal ureter.*
#Attach the catheter to the skin, preferably both directly at insertion as well as enough to the side to have a soft S-shaped bend of the catheter in order to give certain room for stretching without pulling out the catheter.
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*Remove the previous catheter while keeping the guidewire in place.*
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===Insertion of new catheter===
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*Insert the new catheter with obturator over the guidewire, keeping the same direction as the guidewire through the tissues to avoid pulling or kinking it, in fluoroscopy as it approaches the kidney.*
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*Enter the renal pelvis with the obturator, and then advance with only the soft catheter.*
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*If proper position of a pigtail catheter, fix the pigtail. If unsure, confirm location within the renal pelvis by injection of a few ml of contrast before fixation.*
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*Confirm functionality by injection of a few ml of contrast, two projections from different directions, as well as aspiration of the contrast.* <br>Check whether there is blood or pus in the aspirate.
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*Attach the catheter to the skin, preferably both directly at insertion as well as enough to the side to have a soft S-shaped bend of the catheter in order to give certain room for stretching without pulling out the catheter.
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==Report==
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*Position of previous catheter.
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*Absence of complications, or a description thereof.
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*Type and position of new catheter.
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*Any blood or pus in the urine.
 
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Revision as of 18:43, 4 December 2018

Author: Mikael Häggström [notes 1]
==Main steps

  • denotes the steps that should be done in fluoroscopy.

Preparations

  • Fix an obturator inside the new catheter.
  • Position the patient on the side

Removal of previous catheter

  • Check the position of the previous catheter tip with a few ml of iodinated contrast, preferably in two projections such as lateral and a more frontal one.*
    - If a previous pigtail catheter is located in a calyx, push it in with a guidewire (such as Amplatz).*
  • Loosen any pigtail
  • Insert a guidewire into the renal pelvis or proximal ureter.*
  • Remove the previous catheter while keeping the guidewire in place.*

Insertion of new catheter

  • Insert the new catheter with obturator over the guidewire, keeping the same direction as the guidewire through the tissues to avoid pulling or kinking it, in fluoroscopy as it approaches the kidney.*
  • Enter the renal pelvis with the obturator, and then advance with only the soft catheter.*
  • If proper position of a pigtail catheter, fix the pigtail. If unsure, confirm location within the renal pelvis by injection of a few ml of contrast before fixation.*
  • Confirm functionality by injection of a few ml of contrast, two projections from different directions, as well as aspiration of the contrast.*
    Check whether there is blood or pus in the aspirate.
  • Attach the catheter to the skin, preferably both directly at insertion as well as enough to the side to have a soft S-shaped bend of the catheter in order to give certain room for stretching without pulling out the catheter.

Report

  • Position of previous catheter.
  • Absence of complications, or a description thereof.
  • Type and position of new catheter.
  • Any blood or pus in the urine.

Notes

  1. For a full list of contributors, see article history. Creators of images are attributed at the image description pages, seen by clicking on the images. See Radlines:Authorship for details.

References