Nephrostomy

Setup

• Confirm with Physician about size of tube needed
• Confirm side and if native or transplant kidney
• 100% Contrast (hand injection) unless the Physician states otherwise.
• Normal Saline 0.9% 1000 ml

Open

• Angio pack
• Fluoro drape
• Turtle shell cover
• Probe cover
• 0-Silk suture
• K-50 tubing
• Amplatz guide wire 180cm
• Glidewire 180cm
• Torque device (if needed)
• Cope wire
• Green access needle
• Accustick set
• Dawson Mueller catheter
• Bernstein catheter 65cm
• Slit Gauze
• Large tegaderm
• Leg bag
• 12cc syringe

Raj

• InRaD needle
• 2.0 Prolene
• Dawson Mueller or MPD (ask Physician)
• Nitrex wire

Brittany

• Ultrasound on patient’s opposite side

Lynne

• Flowswitch
• Greb Set
• 2.0 Ethilon