Table 3.
Intraoperative and postoperative outcomes
| Number of patients | n=2183 |
|---|---|
| All causes PCS injury needing stenting alone (Clavien 2), n (%) | 426 (19.5) |
| Ureteric injury not due to UAS, needing nephrostomy or stenting (Clavien 3), n (%) | 28 (1.3) |
| Type 2 ureteric injury due to access sheath, needing stenting (Clavien 2), n (%) | 76 (3.5) |
| Postoperative day 1 fever >38°C (Clavien 2), n (%) | 299 (13.7) |
| Sepsis needing ICU admission (Clavien 4), n (%) | 12 (0.5) |
| Residual fragments, n (%) | 686/2183 (31.4) |
| Single >4 mm | 492/686 (71.7) |
| Multiple | 194/686 (28.3) |
| Post-FU re-intervention (n=686), n (%) | |
| Shock wave lithotripsy | 214 (31.2) |
| FU | 286 (41.7) |
| Percutaneous nephrolithotripsy | 14 (2.0) |
| On follow-up | 172 (25.1) |
| Postoperative imaging, n (%) | |
| Noncontrast CT | 1006 (46.1) |
| Plain X-rays | 195 (8.9) |
| Ultrasound | 419 (19.2) |
| Combination of X-rays and ultrasound | 563 (25.8) |
| Residual fragments according to imaging modality, n (%) | |
| CT scan (n=1006) | |
| Single >4 mm | 243 (24.1) |
| Multiple | 52 (5.2) |
| Plain X-rays (n=195) | |
| Single >4 mm | 45 (23.1) |
| Multiple | 28 (14.3) |
| Ultrasound (n=419) | |
| Single >4 mm | 66 (15.7) |
| Multiple | 42 (10.0) |
| Combination of X-rays and ultrasound (n=563) | |
| Single >4 mm | 138 (24.5) |
| Multiple | 72 (12.8) |
CT=Computed tomography, ICU=Intensive care unit, PCS=Pelvicalyceal system, FU=Flexible ureteroscopy, UAS=Ureteric access sheath