Table 2.
Operative data
| Anaesthesia, n (%) | |
| GA | 69 (96%) |
| Spinal | 3 (4) |
| Operator experience, n (%) | |
| Endourologist | 60 (83) |
| Consultant urologist | 12 (17) |
| Preoperative infection, n (%) | 15 (21) |
| URS approach, n (%) | |
| Retrograde | 62 (86) |
| Antegrade | 8 (11) |
| Simultaneous retrograde/antegrade URS | 2 (3) |
| Side, n (%) | |
| Right/left | 43 (60)/29 (40) |
| Bilateral URS, n (%) | 15 (21) |
| Access sheath use during retrograde URS, n (%) | 12 (17) |
| Successful cannulation of ureteric orifice, n (%) | |
| Yes | 52 (82) |
| No—not identified | 7 (11) |
| No—anastomotic stricture | 4 (6) |
| No—tumour at orifice | 1 (1) |
| Successful access to renal unit, n (%) | |
| Overall | 62 (86) |
| Retrograde: | 52 (82) |
| Antegradea | 8 (100) |
| Simultaneous retrograde/antegradea URS | 2 (100) |
| Overall success of intervention in single session, n (%) | 59 (82) |
| Postoperative drainage, n (%) | |
| JJ stent | 32 (44) |
| Nephrostomy | 20 (28) |
| Nothing | 20 (28) |
| Operative time (min), mean (range) | 49 (11–126) |
| Hospital stay (d), mean (range) | 1 (0–10) |
GA = general anaesthesia; URS = ureteroscopy.
a
Success at accessing the level of pathology.