Medical & Surgical Urology
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Vlad Ionut ILIE

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• Research Article
  Part of the Solution and Part of the Problem-Report on the Ureteric Stent Use in a Tertiary Referral Center in Australia
  Author(s): Victor George ILIE and Vlad Ionut ILIE Victor George ILIE and Vlad Ionut ILIE
  
  Background: The aim of the study is to comprehensively report on a single tertiary referral centre experience with the use of ureteric stents, assess complication burden and determine risk factors to further inform institutional practice. Materials and methods: The retrospectively analysed cohorts include 529 patients treated over a 12 months period. Data regarding details of the index pathology, stent characteristics and complications were collected retrospectively. Results: Most stents (58.9%) were used in the context of stone surgery. Stent encrustation occurred in 14.5% of patients and sepsis in 4.3%. There was a statistically significant difference be-tween the complications of the stents removed after 90 days (76.3% of encrustations, 26.8% positive urine cultures) and the rest of the cohort. Overall, 7.6% of patients re-presented to the emergency department due to stent related .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2168-9857.1000186

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