Validation of the Trifecta Scoring Metric in Vacuum-Assisted Mini-Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: A Single-Center Experience.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Scoring metrics to assess and compare outcomes of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) are needed. We aim to evaluate prevalence and predictors of trifecta in a cohort of patients treated with vacuum-assisted mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (vmPCNL) for kidney stones.

Methods

Data from 287 participants who underwent vmPCNL were analysed. Patients' and stones' characteristics as well as operative data were collected. Stone-free was defined as no residual stones. The modified Clavien classification was used to score postoperative complications. Trifecta was defined as stone-free status without complications after a single session and no auxiliary procedures. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression models tested the association between predictors and trifecta

SUBMITTER: Pozzi E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9697932 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature