Incidence of urinary infections and urosepsis after ureteroscopy for stone disease: a systematic review of literature.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ureteroscopy (URS) and laser lithotripsy are commonly used to treat kidney and ureteric stones. Post-operative infections, including urinary sepsis, can be a potentially serious complication of URS. We aimed to systematically review the incidence and predictors of post-ureteroscopy infections and sepsis.

Design

Systematic review conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses 2020 guidelines and registered prospectively with PROSPERO (CRD420251102349).

Data sources and methods

Only studies in the English language with over 500 patients were included. The Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome (PICO) framework for this study examined inpatients with stone disease who underwent ureteroscopy to investi

SUBMITTER: Pischetola A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12816510 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature