TY - JOUR ID - TI - Blood pressure changes following extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy in Kirkuk province تغير ضغط الدم بعد تفتيت الحصى من موجة الصدمة خارج الجسم في محافظة كركوك AU - Omeed O. Darweesh AU - Muhammad A. Alshawni AU - Kamaran Y. Muhammadamin PY - 2012 VL - 16 IS - 3 SP - 256 EP - 261 JO - Zanco Journal of Medical Sciences مجلة زانكو للعلوم الطبية SN - 19955588 19955596 AB - Background and objectives: : Hypertension has been reported as a possible sequela of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy. The aim was to determine, in a clinical trial, the ef-fect of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) on blood pressureMethods: This study included 216 patients, aged (12-65) years, with asymptomatic renal stones that underwent ESWL in lithotripter unit/ Azadi teaching hospital –Kirkuk Province. Blood pressure was recorded randomly using a standardized protocol. Patients undergoing ESWL received a mean (±SD) of 3608.8 (±475.9) shocks over a mean (6.81) of sessions on one lithotripter. Patients were then followed-up by assessing their blood pressure. Data were analyzed on an intention to treatment basis.Results: At randomization (13.42) % of the study group were hypertensive. Of (320) pa-tients referred to the study, (258) were recruited based on the inclusion and exclusion crite-ria. A total of (216) patients (83 % of patients included) completed follow up, (137) (63.42%) were male and (79) (36.57%) were female. The mean follow-up period was (15.03) months. In the present study there was no association between mean diastolic and systolic blood pressure before and after ESWL.Conclusion: : In the present study there was no evidence that ESWL causes changes in BP. More randomized control trials are needed to demonstrate the relationship between ESWL and hypertension.

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