Incidence and trends in the treatment of kidney stones in Canada A population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Our objective was to assess the incidence of kidney stones requiring acute care, trends in the surgical treatment of stones, and the demographics of stone formers in Canada.

Methods

We conducted a population-based, retrospective cohort study using administrative data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information. We included Canadian residents age >18 years, outside of Quebec, who presented between January 1, 2013, and December 31, 2018, with a kidney stone episode. This was defined as a kidney stone resulting in hospital admission, emergency department visit, or stone intervention, specifically shockwave lithotripsy (SWL), ureteroscopy (URS), or percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL).

Results

There were 471 824 kidney stone episodes, including 184 373

SUBMITTER: Ordon M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11230698 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature