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Smartphone-based stent tracking application for prevention of forgotten ureteral double-J stents: a prospective study.
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- Bilateral forgotten double-j stents with high-grade encrustation (fecal grade 4-5): renal loss and staged multimodal management - a case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2026Article
- Digital tracking of ureteral stents with the stentless application: clinical outcomes in 200 patients.BMC urology · 2026Article
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- Strategy to track double-J stents placed during COVID-19 using smartphone-based stent tracker application to prevent forgotten double-J stent in a high-volume centre: a smart solution.African journal of urology : the official journal of the Pan African Urological Surgeons' Association (PAUSA) · 2021Article
- Are Technology-Driven Mobile Phone Applications (Apps) the New Currency for Digital Stent Registries and Patient Communication: Prospective Outcomes Using Urostentz App.Advances in urology · 2021Article
- Preventing forgotten double J ureteral stents in a high-volume service medical center: An autoregistration monitoring system.Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA · 2020Article
- Current state of mobile health apps in endourology: a review of mobile platforms in marketplaces and literature.Therapeutic advances in urologyReview
- Mobile health may improve evaluation of lower urinary tract symptoms.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of UrologyArticle
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- Forgotten Double-J Ureteral Stent.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of UrologyArticle
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Abstract
purposeRetained or forgotten ureteral stents (FUS) have a potential to cause significant morbidity as well as medico-legal issues and increased cost. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy and usefulness of smartphone-based Ureteral Stent Tracker (UST) application and compare the results with basic appointment card system to prevent FUS, prospectively. MATERIALS AND
methodsA total of 90 patients who underwent ureteroscopic stone treatment procedure with indwelling DJ stents were equally distributed into two groups. In group-1, patients were followed using UST application. In group-2, only appointment cards were given to the patients. Two groups were compared in terms of stent overdue times and complete lost to follow up rates.
resultsForty-four patients in group-1 and 43 patients in group-2 completed the study. Among patients, 22.7% in group-1 and 27.9% in group-2 did not return for the stent removal on the scheduled day. In group-1, these patients were identified using the UST and called for the stent removal on the same day. After 6 weeks of maximal waiting period, mean overdue times in group-1 and group-2 were 3.5 days and 20 days, respectively (p = 0.001) . In group-2, 3 patients (6.9%) were lost to follow up, while in group-1, it was none (p = 0.001).
conclusionsWe found that the patients who were followed by the smartphone-based UST application has less overdue times and lost to follow up cases compared to the basic appointment card system. The UST application easily follows patients with indwelling ureteral stents and can identify patients when overdue.
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