Unplanned Hospital Return for Infection following Ureteroscopy—Can We Identify Modifiable Risk Factors?
Moses R, Ghali F, Pais V, Hyams E. Unplanned Hospital Return for Infection following Ureteroscopy—Can We Identify Modifiable Risk Factors? Journal Of Urology 2015, 195: 931-936. PMID: 26410731, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2015.09.074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntibiotic prophylaxisGenitourinary infectionsUnplanned returnOperative timeLaser lithotripsyPreoperative stentingMultivariate analysisAUA Best Practice StatementPractice statementsHospital returnAppropriate prophylaxis strategiesOptimal prophylaxis regimensModifiable risk factorsRetrospective chart reviewLonger operative timeSingle academic institutionType/durationRate of infectionProphylaxis regimensChart reviewInpatient readmissionsPatient demographicsProphylaxis strategiesRisk factorsHigh risk