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Table 4 Predictors of post-operative outcome after RIRS with the use of UAS

From: Is it safe to use a ureteral access sheath in an unstented ureter?

 

Post-operative complications)Yes/No)

Creatinine change (mg/dL)

p-value

OR

95% CI

p-value

β

95% CI

Gender (Male/Female)

0.658

1.21

0.51-2.89

0.198

−0.04

−0.11 – 0.03

Age

0.217

0.98

0.94-1.01

0.161

− 0.002

− 0.005 – 0.001

No. of stones

0.044

1.47

1.01-2.16

0.741

−0.008

−0.04-0.02

Stone burden

0.171

1.04

0.98-1.10

0.165

0.004

−0.002 – 0.01

Pre-operative hydronephrosis (Yes/No)

0.138

0.51

0.21-1.23

0.039

−0.09

− 0.17-(− 0.02)

UAS size (Narrow/Wide)

0.780

1.13

0.47-2.69

0.380

−0.03

−0.10 - 0.40

  1. p-value is for univariate analysis. Statistical significance was defined as p ≤ 0.05 and is shown in bold