Table 1.
Survey’s questions and responses
| Q1: Do you practice as an Endourologist? | ||
| Answer Choices | Responses | |
| Yes | 99.53% | 213 |
| No | 0.47% | 1 |
| Total | 214 | |
| Q2: Are you a fellowship-trained Endourologist? | ||
| Answer Choices | Responses | |
| Yes | 63.43% | 137 |
| No | 36.57% | 79 |
| Total | 216 | |
| Q3: How many years have passed since you graduated from your fellowship? | ||
| Answer Choices | Responses | |
| 0–5 | 25.59% | 54 |
| 6–10 | 17.54% | 37 |
| > 10 | 56.87% | 120 |
| Total | 211 | |
| Q4: Where do you practice? | ||
| Answer Choices | Responses | |
| University hospital | 54.46% | 116 |
| Private practice | 26.76% | 57 |
| Combination university hospital and private practice | 18.78% | 40 |
| Total | 213 | |
| Q5: What is your yearly volume of ureteroscopy? | ||
| Answer Choices | Responses | |
| < 100 | 22.69% | 49 |
| 100–199 | 33.33% | 72 |
| 200–299 | 23.61% | 51 |
| 300–400 | 12.96% | 28 |
| > 400 | 7.41% | 16 |
| Total | 216 | |
| Q6: Do you routinely use ureteral access sheath (UAS) for the treatment of ureteral stones? | ||
| Answer Choices | Responses | |
| Yes | 45.83% | 99 |
| No | 54.17% | 117 |
| Total | 216 | |
| Q7: In what percentage of cases do you use UAS? | ||
| Answer Choices | Responses | |
| 0–20% | 4.55% | 5 |
| 20–40% | 6.36% | 7 |
| 40–60% | 26.36% | 29 |
| 60–80% | 30.91% | 34 |
| 80–100% | 31.82% | 35 |
| Total | 110 | |
| Q8: What is the UAS size that you commonly use? | ||
| Answer Choices | Responses | |
| 9.5/11.5 F | 11.82% | 13 |
| 10/12 F | 26.36% | 29 |
| 12/14 F | 44.55% | 49 |
| 14/16 F | 2.73% | 3 |
| Other | 14.55% | 16 |
| Total | 110 | |
| Q9: Do you routinely use UAS for the treatment of kidney stones? | ||
| Answer Choices | Responses | |
| Yes | 75.71% | 159 |
| No | 24.29% | 51 |
| Total | 210 | |
| Q10: In what percentage of cases do you use UAS? | ||
| Answer Choices | Responses | |
| 0–20% | 5.03% | 8 |
| 20–40% | 6.92% | 11 |
| 40–60% | 15.72% | 25 |
| 60–80% | 25.79% | 41 |
| 80–100% | 46.54% | 74 |
| Total | 159 | |
| Q11: What is the UAS size that you commonly use? | ||
| Answer Choices | Responses | |
| 9.5/11.5 F | 14.01% | 22 |
| 10/12 F | 24.2% | 38 |
| 12/14 F | 45.86% | 72 |
| 14/16 F | 4.46% | 7 |
| Other | 11.46% | 18 |
| Total | 157 | |
| Q12: Do you use UAS in primary ureteroscopy? | ||
| Answer Choices | Responses | |
| Yes | 42.03% | 87 |
| No | 57.97% | 120 |
| Total | 207 | |
| Q13: Is a double J stent insertion mandatory prior to UAS insertion? | ||
| Answer Choices | Responses | |
| Yes | 9.66% | 20 |
| No | 90.34% | 187 |
| Total | 207 | |
| Q14: Do you think the use of UAS increases complications rate? | ||
| Answer Choices | Responses | |
| Yes | 20.87% | 43 |
| No | 79.13% | 163 |
| Total | 206 | |
| Q15: Which of the following? (you can choose more than one) | ||
| Answer Choices | Responses | |
| Ureteral strictures | 93.18% | 41 |
| Hydronephrosis | 13.64% | 6 |
| Infection | 6.82% | 3 |
| Pain | 47.73% | 21 |
| Total respondents: 44 | ||