Traumatic Injury to Urinary Tract- Butts Flashcards
kidney laceration
removal of kidney
nephrectomy
repair of kidney
renorrhaphy
3 main options for kidney injuries
- repair
- remove
- do nothing
what is the best choice in a person who is hemodynamically stable w/ kidney injury
do nothing
3 layers of kidney that can prevent expansion of blood and lead to hematoma and hemostasis:
renal capsule
Gerota’s fascia
Peritoneum
is blood supply to the kidney normally distributed
no
most vital structures to the kidney are superficial or deep
deep
PICO question for kidney injury
surgery or non-operative
3 main outcomes if you choose to take a surgical approach
death due to hemorrhage
short term complications
long term complications
laceration of kidney that extends from renal cortex into medulla and collecting duct
grade IV laceration
proposed by literature, _____% of renal injuries were successfully treated non-operatively
88%
what has higher risk of complications
surgery
in general, people who are ______ would benefit from surgery
bleeding to death
midline incision
pack abdomen
control hemorrhage
control contamination
fix today or tomorrow
5 steps in surgical approach to kidney injury
in surgery, L medial visceral rotation is _____ maneuver
Mattox
in surgery, R medial visceral rotation is ____ maneuver
Cattell-Braasch
proximal control
debridement
hemorrhage control
contamination control
close
steps for renorrhaphy
2 adjuncts to closure for kidney injury
use omentum (nature’s band-aid)
hemastatic agents
difficult injury to identify
ureter injury
what can you use to find ureters if you can’t directly visualize them
methylene blue dye
what do you see
R ureter obstruction
(hydronephrosis)
which side is abnormal
L side
Primary repair
Reimplanation
Ureteroureterostomy
External drainage
options for ureter injury