Do I have to take a drip after lithotripsy? The lithotripsy mentioned here refers to extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy. The treatment after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy varies from hospital to hospital, and some hospitals require patients to be hospitalized after lithotripsy in order to ensure their safety. During the hospitalization period, they need to be given an IV for anti-infection, antispasmodic and pain relief treatment. However, there are some hospitals where lithotripsy is an outpatient treatment and therefore does not require hospitalization, so some patients may be treated with an IV in the outpatient setting. There are also some hospitals that are relatively more simple and treat directly after lithotripsy with oral antibiotics, which means that no IV is needed, so it depends on the specific local hospital on how to operate.