Postoperative urinary tract infections following flexible ureteroscopy: a prospective cohort study in the West bank of Palestine.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Reports on the incidence of urinary tract infections following flexible ureteroscopy in Palestine are scarce. This study aimed to assess the incidence of urinary tract infections after flexible ureteroscopy and to identify the risk factors that predict their occurrence among patients treated with this procedure in Palestinian clinical practice.

Methods

This was a prospective cohort study that aimed to assess the incidence rate of postoperative urinary tract infections among patients who underwent flexible ureteroscopy in Palestinian clinical practice. The study was conducted between October 2023 and January 2025 in four different hospitals in the West Bank of Palestine.

Results

A total of 253 patients were included in this study. Of the patients, 31 (12.3%)

SUBMITTER: Mhamid A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12317504 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature