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. 2021 Jan;91(1-2):187-191.
doi: 10.1111/ans.16414. Epub 2020 Nov 2.

Association between ureteric stent dwell time and urinary tract infection

Bishoy Hanna  1   2 , Kevin Zhuo  3 , Venu Chalasani  1   3   4   5 , Justin Vass  1   3 , Krishan Rasiah  1   3   5 , Michael Wines  1   3   5 , Kenneth Vaux  3 , Amanda Chung  1   3   4   5   6
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Association between ureteric stent dwell time and urinary tract infection

Bishoy Hanna et al. ANZ J Surg. 2021 Jan.

Abstract

Background: Ureteric stone obstruction commonly presents to the emergency department, with definitive management often involving ureteroscopy and laser lithotripsy. Insertion of a ureteric stent prior to staged lithotripsy is commonly performed in the public healthcare system. Foreign bodies in the urinary tract are also known to increase urinary tract infection (UTI) risk. This study aims to evaluate the association between stent dwell time and UTI prior to lithotripsy.

Methods: The medical records of all patients who were treated for ureteric stones with initial stent insertion and staged lithotripsy, from 1 January 2018 to 30 June 2019 at a single tertiary centre, by eight urologists were retrospectively reviewed. Demographic features, disease factors and urine culture data were collected and analysed.

Results: Of the 172 patients (median age 56.7 years) identified, one-third had a positive pre-stent urine culture. Twenty-three percent had a positive pre-lithotripsy urine culture with 38% of females compared with 15% of males having a positive culture (P = 0.001). Only 4.3% of patients had a pre-lithotripsy UTI when the stent dwell time was less than 1 month compared with 26.2% when ureteric stents were in situ for longer than 1 month (P = 0.021). The correlation between ureteric stent dwell time and pre-lithotripsy UTI was not linear. Patient comorbidities, stone size, burden and location were not statistically correlated to pre-lithotripsy UTI.

Conclusion: In delayed two-staged surgical management of acute urolithiasis, optimal ureteric stent dwell time is less than 1 month to reduce pre-lithotripsy UTI. Female gender is an independent risk factor for pre-lithotripsy UTI.

Keywords: dwelling time; lithotripsy; sepsis; ureteric stent; urinary tract infection.

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