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ArticleInternational urology and nephrology2023

The regular use of calcium channel blockers before flexible URS appears to facilitate primary UAS insertion: a retrospective study in a single center.

Yechen Xiang, Tingshuai Yan, Maoling Fu, Keli Quan, Jianping Shu, Ruoyu Wang

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Yechen Xiang *Department of Urology, The First People's Hospital of Huaihua, University of South China, No. 144 Jinxi South Road, Huaihua, 418000, Hunan, China. xiangyechen@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3604-7180
Tingshuai Yan *Department of Urology, The First People's Hospital of Huaihua, University of South China, No. 144 Jinxi South Road, Huaihua, 418000, Hunan, China.
Maoling FuDepartment of Urology, The First People's Hospital of Huaihua, University of South China, No. 144 Jinxi South Road, Huaihua, 418000, Hunan, China.
Keli QuanDepartment of Urology, The First People's Hospital of Huaihua, University of South China, No. 144 Jinxi South Road, Huaihua, 418000, Hunan, China.
Jianping ShuDepartment of Urology, The First People's Hospital of Huaihua, University of South China, No. 144 Jinxi South Road, Huaihua, 418000, Hunan, China.
Ruoyu WangDepartment of Urology, The First People's Hospital of Huaihua, University of South China, No. 144 Jinxi South Road, Huaihua, 418000, Hunan, China.
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Huaihua Science and technology innovation platform 2021N2401
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Abstract

purposeTo evaluate the effect of regular use of CCB before flexible URS for successful primary UAS insertion. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe retrospectively analyzed 209 patients who underwent flexible ureteroscopy (URS) for upper urinary tract calculi between Jan 2021 and Dec 2021. Patients were divided into two groups based on whether calcium channel blockers (CCB) were used (n = 72) or not (n = 137). The following parameters were collected: age, sex, height and weight, BMI, stone location, stone burden, number of stones, operation time, hospital stay, hospital readmission, post-operative fever, post-operative SIRS rate, Clavien-Dindo grade, hospitalization costs, successful primary UAS insertion. We compared the two groups using Student's t test, Mann-Whitney U test and χ

resultsCompared with the non-CCB group, the CCB group had a higher successful primary UAS insertion rate (97.2% vs.85.4%, p = 0.008), and a lower hospital readmission rate (2.8% vs.12.4%, p = 0.021). In multivariate analyses, the regular use of CCB was the only predictive factor of successful primary UAS insertion rate (OR 6.32, 95% CI 1.41-28.29, p = 0.016).

conclusionThe regular use of calcium channel blockers (CCB) before flexible URS appears to facilitate ureteral access sheaths (UAS) primary insertion.

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Calcium Channel BlockersKidney CalculiHumansRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeUreteroscopyCalcium Channel BlockersCalcium channel blockers (CCB)Flexible ureteroscopy (URS)Retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS)Upper urinary tract calculiUreteral access sheaths (UAS)

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