Dr. Winoker on incorporating nerve blocks for patients undergoing PCNL
“I currently make regular use of a peripheral nerve block during PCNL…with the intent of, of limiting my patients exposure to and the need for opioids,” says Jared S. Winoker, MD.
In this video, Jared S. Winoker, MD, offers advice for urologists considering incorporating nerve blocks into their percutaneous nephrolithotomy procedures. Winoker is the director of Endourology and director of the Center for Kidney Stone Disease at Lenox Hill and an assistant professor of urology at The Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, New York, New York.
Alkaline water unlikely to prevent kidney stones, study finds
January 11th 2024"While alkaline water products have a higher pH than regular water, they have a negligible alkali content–which suggests that they can't raise urine pH enough to affect the development of kidney and other urinary stones," says Roshan M. Patel, MD.
Microbiome alterations linked to kidney stone formation
December 21st 2023"If the diversity and robust functional potential of the healthy human microbiome is repeatedly assaulted by the average Westernized lifestyle via antibiotic exposure, diet, and other environmental factors, kidney stone prevalence will continue to increase," the authors write.
