Theofanis Vrettos, Begona Ballesta Martinez, Arman Tsaturyan, Despoina Liourdi, Abdulrahman Al-Aown, Marco Lattarulo, Evangelos Liatsikos, Panagiotis Kallidonis
OBJECTIVE: The objective is to compare supine and prone positions in terms of arterial blood gas during lithotripsy endourology procedures in different stages. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Cases of during lithotripsy endourology procedures in our department from March to September 2020 were included prospectively. The variables registered were body mass index, age, the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score, diabetes mellitus, positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP), FiO2 , stone size, stone location, procedural type, position, procedure duration, PaO2 , SaO2 , PaCO2 , pH, and dynamic compliance...
2023: Urology Annals