- May return with catheter, drains, nephrostomy tube and ureteral stent – must maintain
patency and may need to irrigate as ordered
- Measure drainage from all tubes – need at least 30 cc/hr
- Watch site for bleeding
- May need frequent dressing changes due to fluid leakage, or may have collection bag
- Discharge and prevention
- Continue to force fluids post discharge
- May need special diet
- Stones are analyzed for calcium or other minerals
- May need to watch products with calcium
Cancer of the Urinary Tract
- Bladder cancer
- Kidney tumors
Bladder Cancer
- Bladder cancer is 4th leading cause of cancer deaths.
- More common in men than women
- Cancers arising from the prostate, colon, and rectum in males and from the lower
gynecologic tract in females may metastasize to the bladder
Risk factor for bladder cancer
- Cigarette smoking: risk increase with number of years and packs smoked
- Exposure to environmental carcinogens: dyes, rubber, leather, ink, or paint
- Recurrent or chronic bacterial infection of the urinary tract
- Bladder stones
- High urinary pH
- High cholesterol intake
- Pelvic radiation therapy