Table 1 Comparison between high and low-volume groups
From: Impact of case volume per year on flexible Ureteroscopy practice: an internet based survey
Variable | Low-volume (< 100 cases/year) 84 | High-volume (> 100 cases/year) 62 | P value | Total 146 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N. (%) | N. (%) | |||
Years of doing FURS | < 0.001 | |||
< 5 Years | 23 (27.4) | 6 (9.7) | 29 (20) | |
5–10 Years | 28 (33.3) | 12 (19.3) | 40 (27.3) | |
> 10 Years | 33 (39.3) | 44 (71) | 77 (52.7) | |
FURS for stones >2 cm: | < 0.001 | |||
Yes | 24 (28.6) | 38 (61.3) | 62 (42.5) | |
No | 60 (71.4) | 24 (38.7) | 84 (57.5) | |
Semi-Rigid URS for Upper | 0.044 | |||
Ureteric Stones: | ||||
Yes | 69 (82) | 42 (67.7) | 111 (76) | |
No | 15 (18) | 20 (32.3) | 35 (24) | |
Pre-FURS Ureteric stent | 0.492 | |||
Yes | 4 (4.8) | 2 (3.2) | 6 (4) | |
No | 80 (95.2) | 60 (96.8) | 140 (96) | |
Preoperative Urine Culture: | 0.331 | |||
Yes | 65 (77.4) | 52 (84) | 117 (80) | |
No | 19 (22.6) | 10 (16) | 29 (20) | |
Type of FURS: | 0.287 | |||
Digital | 28 (33.3) | 26 (42) | 54 (37) | |
Fiberoptic | 56 (66.7) | 36 (58) | 92 (63) | |
Use of Safety Guidewire: | 0.312 | |||
No | 5 (6) | 8 (13) | 13 (9) | |
In some cases | 22 (26) | 17 (27.3) | 39 (26.6) | |
In all cases | 57 (68) | 37 (59.7) | 94 (64.4) | |
Ureteral Access Sheath | 0.516 | |||
Yes | 52 (62) | 43 (69.4) | 95 (65) | |
No | 3 (3.5) | 3 (4.8) | 6 (4.2) | |
In prestented cases | 29 (34.5%) | 16 (25.8) | 45 (30.8) | |
Laser Lithotripsy | 0.031 | |||
Dusting | 53 (63) | 28 (45.2) | 81 (55.5) | |
Fragmentation | 31 (37) | 34 (54.8) | 65 (44.5) | |
Fragments retrieval | 0.485 | |||
No Retrieval | 22 (26.2) | 12 (19.4) | 34 (23.3) | |
Basket | 56 (66.7) | 47 (75.8) | 103 (70.5) | |
Forceps | 6 (7.1) | 3 (4.8) | 9 (6.2) | |
Postoperative Stent | 0.539 | |||
All cases | 49 (58.3) | 33 (53.2) | 82 (56.2) | |
Indicated cases | 35 (41.7) | 29 (46.8) | 64 (43.8) | |
Period of stenting after ureteric injury: | 0.042 | |||
2 Weeks | 12 (14.3) | 12 (19.4) | 24 (16.5) | |
4 weeks | 52 (62) | 45 (72.6) | 97 (66.5) | |
6 weeks | 20 (23.7) | 5 (8) | 25 (17) | |