ArticleTranslational andrology and urology2021
Value of preoperative urine white blood cell and nitrite in predicting postoperative infection following percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a meta-analysis.
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- The influencing factors of infectious complications after percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Urolithiasis · 2022Pooled it
- Predictive model for urosepsis in patients with Upper Urinary Tract Calculi based on ultrasonography and urinalysis using artificial intelligence learning.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of UrologyTrial
- Can dynamic changes in preoperative urinary white blood cells and nitrite predict infectious complications after percutaneous nephrolithotomy in culture-positive patients?World journal of urology · 2026Observational
- Intraoperative Urine Tests and STONE Score Predict Postoperative SIRS (Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome) After PCNL in Patients with Negative Preoperative Urine Culture.International journal of general medicine · 2026Article
- Machine learning for early prediction of the infection in patients with urinary stone after treatment of holmium laser lithotripsy.PloS one · 2025Article
- A model for sepsis prediction after retrograde intrarenal surgery and the use of the preoperative/postoperative white blood cell ratio to predict progression from sepsis to septic shock.World journal of urology · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundTo evaluate to what degree preoperative urine white blood cell (WBC) and urine nitrite (NIT) values are predictive of postoperative infections following percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL).
methodsA systematic literature search was performed of the PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Wanfang Data, National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), and China Science and Technology Journal Database (CSTJ or VIP) online databases to identify relevant studies that examined the predictive value of urine WBC or NIT as risk factors for post-PCNL infection, and the search was finished on February 28, 2020. Two independent reviewers screened the relevant studies, extracted necessary data from the eligible case-control studies (CCS), and assessed the quality of included studies through the Newcastle-Ottawa scale (NOS). RevMan 5.3 software and the Stata 16.0 software were used to complete the statistical analysis of data. Results are expressed as odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
resultsAccording to the statistical analysis of 12 eligible studies involving 6113 patients, positive urine WBC (WBC+: OR =3.86, 95% CI: 3.03-4.91, P<0.001) and positive NIT (NIT
conclusionsIn summary, as risk factors for postoperative infections, the presence of preoperative urine WBC+ and NIT+ should be evaluated as part of clinical procedure, in order to reduce infections of PCNL.
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