Outcomes of Shock Wave Lithotripsy and Ureteroscopy for Treatment of Pediatric Urolithiasis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Shock wave lithotripsy has been commonly used to treat children with renal and ureteral calculi but recently ureteroscopy has been used more frequently. We examined postoperative outcomes from these 2 modalities in children.

Materials and methods

We reviewed linked inpatient, ambulatory surgery and emergency department data from 2007 to 2010 for 5 states to identify pediatric admissions for renal/ureteral calculi treated with shock wave lithotripsy or ureteroscopy. Unplanned readmissions, additional procedures and emergency room visits were extracted. Multivariate logistic regression using generalized estimating equations to adjust for hospital level clustering was performed.

Results

We identified 2,281 admissions (1,087 for shock wave lithotripsy and 1,194 fo

SUBMITTER: Tejwani R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6103480 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature