Table 2 Days from stent placement to removal, perioperative and postoperative characteristics of male patients
Flexible cystoscope group (N = 77) | Ureteroscope group (N = 74) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
Variable | |||
Duration of stent placement mean ± SD, range in days | 28.6 ± 9.4,14–32 | 29.9 ± 9.5,14–36 | 0.652 |
Operative time, mean ± SD, range in minutes | 3.4 ± 0.8,2.8–4.2 | 2.7 ± 0.9,2.4–3.5 | 0.203 |
VAS score for perioperative pain, mean ± SD, range | 3.1 ± 1.8,3–6 | 4.3 ± 0.9,3–8 | 0.103 |
VAS score for postoperative pain, mean ± SD, range | 2.4 ± 1.1,1–4 | 3.1 ± 1.2,1–5 | 0.324 |
Patients lost at follow up, n (%) | 8 (10.4) | 6 (8.1) | 0.629 |
Postoperative macroscopic hematuria, n (%) | |||
More than 1 day | 14 (20.3) | 18 (26.4) | 0.395 |
Postoperative irritable bladder symptoms, n (%) | 19 (29.2) | 23 (33.8) | 0.425 |