Assessing the safety of ureteral stent placement for obstructive urolithiasis in patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with an active severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) [coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)] infection are at a higher risk of post-operative mortality. In this retrospective case-control study, we analyzed the post-operative safety of patients undergoing cystoscopy with ureteral stent placement for obstructing ureteral calculi who tested positive for COVID-19.

Methods

We retrospectively identified patients who underwent cystoscopy and ureteral stent placement between June 5, 2020 and December 31, 2022 as an add-on case. Patients were stratified by whether they had a positive COVID-19 test on admission. Baseline characteristics were compared using Students t-test for continuous variables and Pearson chi-square test for categori

SUBMITTER: Choksi AU 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11491224 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature