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. 2022 Mar 14;40(7):1629–1636. doi: 10.1007/s00345-022-03979-4

Table 2.

Choice of urinary drainage for the three scenarios between urologists and radiologists, before and after reading the evidence provided to them (double-J stent (DJS) or percutaneous nephrostomy (PN)

Urologist (n = 310) p (Chi-square) Radiologist (n = 56) p (Chi-square)
PN DJS Primary URS Either PN or DJS PN DJS Primary URS Either PN or DJS
Scenario 1 Pre 81 (26.1%) 167 (53.9%) 9 (2.9%) 53 (17,1%) 0.37 42 (75%) 11 (19.6%) 1 (1.8%) 2 (3.6%) 0.21
Post 88 (28.4%) 159 (51.3%) 10 (3.2%) 53 (17,1%) 35 (62.5%) 16 (28.5%) 0 5 (9%)
Total change 16/310 (5.2%) 16/56 (28.6%)  < 0.001
Scenario 2 Pre 7 (2.2%) 185 (59.6%) 111 (36%) 7 (2.2%) 0.14 9 (16%) 33 (59%) 11 (20%) 3 (5%) 0.64
Post 13 (4.2%) 173 (55.8%) 117 (37.8%) 7 (2.2%) 11 (20%) 32 (57%) 8 (14%) 5 (9%)
Total change 24/310 (7.7%) 8/56 (14.3%) 0.11
Scenario 3 Pre 39 (12.6%) 178 (57.4%) 63 (20.4) 30 (9.6%) 0.83 23 (41%) 26 (46%) 2 (4%) 5 (9%) 0.55
Post 39 (12.6%) 174 (56.1%) 67 (21.7%) 30 (9.6%) 22 (39.3%) 22 (39.3%) 3 (5.4%) 9 (16%)
Total change 8/310 (2.6%) 10/56 (17.9%)  < 0.001