Table 3.

Comparison of regional and general anaesthesia groups according to the surgical outcomes of PNL.

	CSEA (n = 70)	GA (n = 114)	p value
Success rate	69(98.5 %)	109(95.6 %)	0.273
Stone free rate	67(95.7 %)	102(89.5%)	0.133
CIRF rate	2(2.8 %)	7(6.1%)	0.316
Additional treatment after PNL
Follow-up	1(1.5 %)	3(6%)
SWL	–	2(4%)
Second PNL	–	–
RIRS	–	–

SWL: Shockwave lithotripsy; CIRF: clinically insignificant residual fragment; RIRS: Retrograd intrarenal surgery.