Table 2.

Technique and armamentarium used by the respondents

Do you routinely use a safety wire?
Yes – 84.5%			No – 15.4%
What is your routine wire for stone surgery?
Standard PTFE	Hydrophilic tip	Full hydrophilic wire	Super-stiff wire
16.6%	36.6%	43.7%	4.5%
Do you routinely use access sheaths?
Always	Almost always	Wherever necessary	Almost never	Never
21.8%	50%	23.6%	3.6%	0.9%
Do you routinely leave in a safety wire when using an access sheath?
Yes – 64.2%			No – 35.7%
What is your preferred treatment option for intra-renal stones?
Dusting		Fragmentation and basket extraction		Combination
43.1%		10%		46.7%
Do you routinely use semi-rigid ureteroscopy prior to flexible ureteroscopy for renal stones?
Always	Almost always	Wherever possible	Almost never	Never
27.7%	23%	16.8%	25%	7.4%
Which factor contributes most to scope damage?
Laser use	Sterilisation technique	Storage	Use of baskets	Access sheaths
52.6%	37.9%	4.2%	4.2%	1%
What proportion of your patients has a post-operative JJ stent placement?
0–20%	20–40%	40–60%	60–80%	>80%
1.8%	3.7%	13.7%	27.4%	52.8%
How often do you stent after UAS use?
0–20%	20–40%	40–60%	60–80%	>80%
2.7%	6.4%	9.5%	15.8%	65.7%
What proportion of your cases is done using disposable (single use) ureteroscopes?
None	0–20%	20–40%	40–60%	60–80%	>80%
59.4%	29.3%	4.6%	1.8%	1.8%	2.7%
If you use a single use ureteroscope, is it for:
Regular use			Use in challenging cases only
24.6%			75.3%
How often do you perform bilateral ureteroscopy?
Regularly		Occasionally		Never
7.3%		67.8%		24.7%
Regarding the irrigation, what do you use?
Manual pump	Gravity	Mechanical pump	Syringe
45.8%	26.6%	22%	5.2%
Regarding the use of antibiotics, what do you use?
Single dose during procedure		24 hours		Several days
66.7%		11.6%		22.2%

PTFE – polytetrafluoroethylene; UAS – ureteral access sheath