Retrospective Analysis of Risk Factors for Urinary Tract Infection after Ureteral Calculi Surgery

• Yunjiang Zheng ^[1] ; Qianyi Chen ^[1] ; Lei Cao ^[1] ; Lili Zhao ^[1] ; Yi Tang ^[1] ; Zhihan Liu ^[1]
  1. [1] Department of Critical Care Medicine, Chongming Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, 202150 Shanghai, China
• Localización: Archivos españoles de urología, ISSN 0004-0614, Tomo 77, Nº. 6, 2024, págs. 638-643
• Idioma: español
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• Resumen

  • Background: Ureteral calculi are a common diagnosis in the field of urology worldwide, and they represent a prevalent subtype of urolithiasis. Ureteroscopic stone surgery is the cornerstone treatment, but postoperative urinary tract infection (UTI) remains a clinical concern. Our study aims to analyse specific risk factors associated with postoperative UTIs following ureteroscopic stone surgery.

    Methods: We conducted a case-control study and collected clinical data from 145 patients who underwent ureteroscopic lithotripsy at our hospital from January 2021 to January 2023. Binary logistic regression analysis was used to investigate risk factors for postoperative UTI. Receiver operating characteristic curves were plotted, and area under the curve (AUC) was calculated to evaluate the predictive value of each factor.

    Results: Forty patients developed UTI after ureteroscopic stone surgery. Compared with the control group, the case group showed significant differences in stone size, history of diabetes mellitus and preoperative urine culture results (p < 0.05). Multivariable binary logistic regression analysis revealed that stone size (Odds Ratio (OR) = 1.952, p = 0.010), history of diabetes mellitus (OR = 2.438, p = 0.038) and preoperative urine culture (OR = 2.914, p = 0.009) were independent risk factors for postoperative UTI. The AUC values of stone size, history of diabetes mellitus and preoperative urine culture were 0.680, 0.627 and 0.630, respectively. The AUC of the combined prediction was 0.756.

    Conclusions: This study identified risk factors for postoperative UTI following ureteroscopic stone surgery and emphasised the importance of stone size, history of diabetes mellitus and preoperative urine culture in the diagnosis.