Comparison Of Different Anesthesia Methods In Patients With Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy

Aim: Nowadays, percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (PNL) is the first choice of minimally invasive treatment for large and complex kidney stones. In this retrospective study, we compared the efficacy and safety of PNL surgeries performed under spinal and general anesthesia. Method: A total of 82 patients who underwent PNL between October 2016 and August 2018 were included in the study. There were 34 patients in the general anesthesia group (group 1) and 48 patients in the spinal anesthesia group (group 2). All patients' stone and urinary system features, operation parameters and postoperative findings were recorded. Independent Samples t Test, Mann Whitney U and Chi-Square tests were used. P