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ArticleIrish journal of medical science2020

Predictors of emergency department attendance following ureterorenoscopy for urolithiasis.

Eoin MacCraith, John O'Kelly, James Ryan, James C Forde, Ijaz Cheema, Liza McLornan, Niall F Davis

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Eoin MacCraithDepartment of Urology, Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, Ireland. eoinmaccraith@rcsi.ie.
John O'KellyDepartment of Urology, Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, Ireland.
James RyanDepartment of Urology, Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, Ireland.
James C FordeDepartment of Urology, Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, Ireland.
Ijaz CheemaDepartment of Urology, Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, Ireland.
Liza McLornanDepartment of Urology, Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, Ireland.
Niall F DavisDepartment of Urology, Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, Ireland.

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backgroundWe sought to determine the rate of emergency department (ED) attendance for complications after ureterorenoscopy (URS) for stone disease and to identify risk factors for ED attendance after URS.

methodsAn analysis of all patients undergoing URS over 12 months at a single institution was performed. Patient demographics, preoperative and intraoperative variables associated with postoperative complications and subsequent ED attendance were collected. Logistic regression analyses were performed to determine predictors of URS complications presenting to ED.

resultsIn total, 202 ureteroscopies were performed on 142 patients for urolithiasis. The mean age was 50.73 ± 13.93 and 66% were male. The incidence of re-presentation to ED was 14.8% (n = 30). Patients presented with postoperative pain (n = 10; 4.95%), pyrexia (n = 9; 4.46%), urinary tract infection (UTI) (n = 7, 3.47%), haematuria (n = 3, 1.49%) and urosepsis (n = 1; 0.5%). Significant risk factors for ED attendance included preoperative stent dwell time > 30 days (P = 0.004), recently treated positive preoperative urine culture (P < 0.0001), stone size ≥ 13 mm (P = 0.043), stone location mid-ureter (P = 0.036) and female gender (P = 0.005). The following factors did not predict ED attendance, stent omission, access sheath utilization and operation duration.

conclusionRisk factors for ED attendance after URS include prolonged pre-stent dwell time, stone size ≥ 13 mm, treatment for a positive preoperative urine culture, mid-ureteric stone location and female gender. Urologists should be aware of these findings to decrease the risk of emergency re-presentation after elective URS surgery.

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Emergency Service, HospitalFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeUreteroscopyUrolithiasisComplicationsEmergency departmentStonesUreteroscopy

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