[A Study of Factors Affecting Febrile Urinary Tract Infection Following Ureterorenoscopic Lithotripsy]

Hinyokika Kiyo. 2023 Apr;69(4):101-106. doi: 10.14989/ActaUrolJap_69_4_101.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Febrile urinary tract infection (f-UTI) is a common complication after ureterorenoscopic lithotripsy (URSL) but is sometimes lethal. In this article, we analyzed the factors of post URSL f-UTI. We retrospectively evaluated the association between the development of f-UTI and patients, stones, and perioperative factors in 695 cases in which URSL was performed at our institution from September 2015 to 2018. Seventy-six of the 695 patients (10.9%) had postoperative f-UTI. Elderly (p=0.013), female (p=0.02), and hypertension (p=0.001) patients had significantly higher rates of f-UTI. Renal stone (p=0.001) cases showed significantly higher rates of f-UTI. Preoperative urine positive culture (p=0.045), preoperative f-UTI (p<0.001), URSL procedure using flexible ureteroscopy (p=0.048), non-stone-free (p=0.006), long operation time (p=0.011), preoperative urinary stent insertion due to preoperative f-UTI (p<0.001), were factors associated with post-operative f-UTI. Multivariate analysis revealed that hypertension (OR=2.08, p=0.008) and preoperative f-UTI (OR=3.739, p=0.033) were independent factors of postoperative f-UTI. Patients with hypertension or preoperative f-UTI should be managed more carefully during the perioperative period, suspecting that they are more likely to develop postoperative f-UTI.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Female
  • Fever / etiology
  • Humans
  • Hypertension* / complications
  • Lithotripsy* / adverse effects
  • Lithotripsy* / methods
  • Postoperative Complications / etiology
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ureteral Calculi* / complications
  • Ureteral Calculi* / surgery
  • Ureteroscopy / adverse effects
  • Ureteroscopy / methods
  • Urinary Tract Infections* / complications