Table 6.
Complications of the urologic treatment.
| Sepsis (n = 66) |
Non-Sepsis (n = 164) |
p Values for chi2 Test | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days of hospitalization | Total (mean, SD) | 5.82 ± 1.69 | 4.48 ± 1.46 | 0.001 (t) |
| >7 days | 10 (15.2%) | 4 (2.4%) | 0.001 | |
| Fetal distress (transfer to maternity hospital) | 15 (22.7%) | 2 (1.2%) | 0.001 | |
| Days of hospitalization in the ICU | Nr. of patients (%) | 23 (34.85%) | 5 (3.05%) | 0.001 |
| Nr. of days (mean) on patients in the ICU | 2.52 ± 1 | 1 ± 1 | 0.748 (t) | |
| Surgical complications | Double-J catheter misplacement | 4 (6.1%) | 1 (0.6%) | 0.016 |
| Reflux pyelonephritis | 5 (7.6%) | 6 (3.7%) | 0.227 | |
| Calcification of the double-J catheter after 8 weeks | 2 (3.0%) | 10 (6.1%) | 0.320 | |
| Septic shock after or during the urologic maneuver | 1 (1.5%) | 2 (1.2%) | 0.860 | |
| Failed ureteral catheterization | 1 (1.5%) | 2 (1.2%) | 0.864 | |
| Sepsis after discharge with indwelling double-J catheter | 2 (3.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.025 | |
Table legend: SD—standard deviation; ICU—intensive care unit; (t)—p value for t-test.