ArticleWorld journal of urology2024
Vacuum-assisted mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy is associated with lower rates of infectious complications compared to vacuum-cleaner procedure in patients at high risk for infections: a single-center experience.
Article in World journal of urology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- Intrarenal pressure and clinical outcomes during suction-assisted versus conventional percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.World journal of urology · 2026Pooled it
- Prevention of ureteral stone migration during percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a randomized controlled trial.World journal of urology · 2026Trial
- Low- versus high-power holmium: YAG laser strategies affect operative efficiency in suction-assisted mini-PCNL in a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Effects of vacuum-assisted access sheath in mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy on early postoperative pain and analgesic requirement: a retrospective analysis.BMC urology · 2026Article
- Comment on "The role of stone culture in patients undergoing mini-PCNL for kidney stone disease. Results from a large single-center series".World journal of urology · 2026Article
- Suction mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy versus standard percutaneous nephrolithotomy for the management of 2-4 cm kidney stones: study protocol for an international, multicenter, parallel-group, noninferiority, randomized controlled trial.World journal of urology · 2026Article
- A gender-based investigation of risk factors for infectious complications after percutaneous nephrolithotomy for kidney stones: insight for personalized management.World journal of urology · 2026Article
- Use of novel tip-bendable suction ureteral access sheath during retrograde intrarenal surgery for renal stones can reduce the risk of postoperative sepsis.World journal of urology · 2025Article
- Vacuum-assisted mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy is associated with lower rates of infectious complications compared to standard procedures in low-risk patients: a single-center experience.World journal of urology · 2025Article
- Development and validation of a deep learning-based automated computed tomography image segmentation and diagnostic model for infectious hydronephrosis: a retrospective multicentre cohort study.EClinicalMedicine · 2025Article
- Acute Kidney Injury Following Mini Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy for Renal Stones: predictors and Follow-up Evaluation in Real-life Setting.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of UrologyArticle
- Safety and efficacy of vacuum-assisted mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy for the treatment of renal stone disease: an analysis of stone free status and postoperative infectious complications.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of UrologyArticle
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
13 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
purposeTo evaluate the impact of vacuum-assisted mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (vamPCNL) vs. vacuum-cleaner mPCNL (vcmPCNL) on the rate of postoperative infectious complications in a cohort of patients with high risk factors for infections.
methodsWe retrospectively analysed data from 145 patients who underwent mPCNL between 01/2016 and 12/2022. Patient's demographics, stones characteristics and operative data were collected. vamPCNL and vcmPCNL were performed based on the surgeon's preference. High-risk patients were defied as having ≥ 2 predisposing factors for infections such as a history of previous urinary tract infections, positive urine culture before surgery, stone diameter ≥ 3 cm, diabetes mellitus and hydronephrosis. Complications were graded according to modified Clavien classification. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression models were used to identify factors associated with postoperative infectious complications.
resultsvamPCNL and vcmPCNL were performed in 94 (64.8%) and 51 (35.2%) cases, respectively. After surgery, infectious complications occurred in 43 (29.7%) participants. Patients who developed infectious complications had larger stone volume (p = 0.02) and higher rate of multiple stones (p = 0.01) than those who did not. Infectious complications occurred more frequently after vcmPCNL than vamPCNL (55.9% vs. 44.1%. p = 0.01) in high-risk patients. Longer operative time (p < 0.01) and length of stay (p < 0.01) were observed in cases with infectious complications. At multivariable logistic regression analysis, longer operative time (OR 1.1, p = 0.02) and vcmPCNL (OR 3.1, p = 0.03) procedures were independently associated with the risk of infectious complications post mPCNL, after accounting for stone volume.
conclusionOne out of three high-risk patients showed infectious complications after mPCNL. vamPCL and shorter operative time were independent protective factors for infections after surgery.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.