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Table 3 Operative outcomes and follow-up

From: Percutaneous nephrolithotomy guided by 5G-powered robot-assisted teleultrasound diagnosis system: first clinical experience with a novel tele-assistance approach (IDEAL stage 1)

Variables

Results

Cases with a successful tele-assistance, n (%)

15 (100)

Number of established accesses, n (%)

 

 1

6 (40)

 2

 3

5 (33.3)

4 (26.7)

Puncture-access ratio, median (IQR)

1 (0.5)

First-puncture access-success rate, n (%)

22 (78.6)

Operative time, min, median (IQR)

60 (45)

Hemoglobin drop, g/dl, median (IQR)

0.6 (0.7)

Complications, Clavien-Dindo grading [21], n (%)

 

 Grade I

5 (33.3)

 Grade II

2 (13.3)

Additional procedures, n (%)

 

 ESWL

4 (26.7)

 Second PCNL

 FURL

1 (6.7)

2 (13.3)

Postoperative hospitalization, d, median (IQR)

4 (1)

Readmission, n (%)

1 (6.7)

Clinical follow-up time, mo, median (IQR)

1 (2)

Research follow-up time, mo, median (IQR)

13 (1)

Postoperative SF rate, n (%)

 

 One-session SF rate

11 (73.3)

 1-month SF rate

11 (73.3)

 3-month SF rate

14 (93.3)

 6-month SF rate

15 (100)

  1. ESWL = extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy; FURL = flexible ureteroscopy lithotripsy; IQR = interquartile range; PCNL = percutaneous nephrolithotomy; SF = stone-free.