Open AccessPreoperative ureteral stenting prior to ureteroscopy for management of urolithiasis does not impact the postoperative return for unplanned care
Author(s) -
Andrew Navetta,
Amr Elmekresh,
Karen Doersch,
Trey Durdin,
G. Luke Machen,
Adam J. Cohen,
Patrick S. Lowry,
Marawan M. El Tayeb
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
urology annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.355
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 0974-7834
pISSN - 0974-7796
DOI - 10.4103/ua.ua_78_18
Subject(s) - ureteroscopy , medicine , perioperative , demographics , stent , cohort , retrospective cohort study , surgery , ureter , demography , sociology
Return for unplanned postoperative care is an important quality metric in the United States. Most of our postoperative return visits occur after ureteroscopy. Routine preoperative ureteral stenting is not recommended by the American Urological Association due to its impact on the quality of life, despite its proposed operative advantages. We evaluated the association between preoperative ureteral stenting and the resulting perioperative outcomes in the context of quality measures such as return to the emergency department (ED) and readmission rates.