U.S., Nov. 13 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07933809) titled 'Perirenal Bupivacaine Infiltration for Post-Procedure Pain Control in Percutaneous Nephrostomy Tube Insertion' on Nov. 05.
Brief Summary: Nephrostomy tube placement involves inserting a small tube through the skin and soft tissues into the kidney's collecting system to provide external drainage of urine when flow to the bladder is obstructed. A local anesthetic is injected along the nephrostomy tract and adjacent to the renal capsule to provide pain relief during the procedure.
Published medical literature predominantly describes lidocaine as the medication of choice for perirenal local anesthesia. However, no professional society ...