Urosepsis due to obstructive stones: Epidemiological data from a population-based study in Sweden.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The study's aim is to provide a population-based description of the incidence, epidemiology, and clinical course of urinary tract infection or sepsis caused by ureteric stone obstruction. Although being a life-threatening condition, there have been few epidemiological reports on this disease.

Patients and methods

The Swedish National Patient Register and local hospital databases were used to identify all adults discharged from inpatient care, with a combination of the International Classification of Disease 10th revision codes for urolithiasis and urinary tract infection in the Region Västra Götaland in Sweden for 2 years. Exclusion criteria were ongoing treatment for a urinary stone, nonsignificant infection and no obstruction from the stone. Medical records were

SUBMITTER: Svensson H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12908422 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature