Table 4 Postoperative parameters of the study groups

Hospital stay (day), mean ± SD (median)

3.44 ± 1.44 (3)

3.89 ± 1.49 (4)

0.004¹*

Time to nephrostomy catheter removal (day), mean ± SD (median)

2.43 ± 1.20 (2)

2.88 ± 0.86 (3)

0.0001¹*

Urinary leakage after nephrostomy catheter removal (hour),

6.7 ± 10.30 (4)

7.08 ± 10.30 (5)

0.025¹*

Hemoglobin drop (g/dl), mean ± SD (median)

1.27 ± 0.89 (1.1)

1.63 ± 1.28 (1.3)

0.022¹*

Blood transfusion, n (%)

6 (4.35%)

12 (8.28%)

0.176²

Complications, n (%)

0.585²

 Clavien grade 1

6 (4.35%)

5 (3.45%)

 Clavien grade 2

9 (6.52%)

16 (11.03%)

 Clavien grade 3

7 (5.07%)

8 (5.52%)

Stone-free status, n (%)

122 (88.41%)

128 (88.30%)

0.973²