2018年9月18日 · Blockages can be caused by a number of things, including: A nephrostomy tube is a catheter that’s inserted through your skin and into your kidney. The tube helps to drain urine from your body....

It’s a tube your healthcare provider places to take pee directly from your kidney and channel it into a bag (nephrostomy bag). The bag has a valve on it so you can empty it. A surgeon or radiologist inserts the tube through the skin of your lower back into your kidney.

Turn the stopcock off to the flushing port and open to the bag. It will also be important to change the dressing and clean around the tube every two to three days. You may shower with the drain, but you must change the dressing immediately after showering to …

A nephrostomy catheter is a thin tube placed into your kidney to drain urine. The urine collects in a bag attached to the tube. In most cases, the bag is attached to your leg. Sometimes the catheter tube has a valve that lets you drain the urine into the toilet or other container. Flushing the tube may be done to keep it from getting clogged.

What procedure did I have done? You had a percutaneous nephrostomy tube (PCN) placed. A nephrostomy tube is a thin catheter placed into your kidney through your back to drain urine (pee) out of your body. You may have 1 tube in a kidney or 2 tubes (one in each kidney). The urine collects in a bag attached to the tube.

2025年3月10日 · The nephrostomy tube drains urine from your kidney into a collecting bag outside your body. You may need one tube for each kidney. Why might I need a nephrostomy tube?

2023年7月7日 · A nephrostomy tube, also known as a nephrostomy catheter or percutaneous nephrostomy, drains urine directly from your kidney into a bag outside your body. The tube runs from your kidney to a...

2019年10月14日 · The nephrostomy bag should be emptied when it becomes three-quarters full and, where appropriate, the patient or carer should be taught how to do this. At night, the patient and/or carer should be taught to attach a larger-volume night drainage bag to ensure a comfortable night’s sleep.

2015年11月30日 · Apply plaster at the junction of the drainage bag and PCN connector on the same side of abdomen by leaving a slack on the catheter tubing. This is to avoid direct contact of the catheter with skin, which may result in allergy/irritation.

You may need a percutaneous nephrostomy tube to drain urine that has backed up into the kidney. Learn about the procedure from UW Health.