Decision regret analysis in early URSL vs medical expulsive therapy 1 for ureteric calculi ≤ 1cm.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The study assesses the decisional regret following Shared Decision-making (SDM) in patients selecting either early ureteroscopic lithotripsy (URSL) or medical expulsive therapy (MET) for ureteric stones ≤ 1 cm, with the aim to evaluate their decisional Conflict, satisfaction, and regret regarding their opted treatment choices.

Methods

Adults aged more than 18 years with one stone up to 1 cm in either ureter were included. After SDM, the patients were allocated into their opted group viz. URSL or MET. Patients in each group were reassessed at "treatment completion". Cambridge Ureteric Stone PROM (CUSP) questionnaire for HRQoL, Decision Regret Scale and the OPTION scale (SDM) were filled at treatment completion.

Findings

111 patients opted for MET, while 396

SUBMITTER: Singh A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11449965 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature