Open AccessEvaluation of efficacy of amikacin for attenuation of catheter-related bladder discomfort in patients undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy: A prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study
Author(s) -
Reetu Verma,
Anil Agarwal,
Prabhat Kumar Singh,
Devendra Gupta,
Rafat Shamim
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.191116
Subject(s) - amikacin , medicine , anesthesia , percutaneous nephrolithotomy , anesthesiology , surgery , incidence (geometry) , bolus (digestion) , placebo , percutaneous , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry , optics , antimicrobial , alternative medicine , pathology
Catheter-related bladder discomfort (CRBD) is the most distressing symptom in patients due to intraoperative urinary catheterization. Amikacin significantly inhibits detrusor contraction evoked by prejunctional stimulation.