Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy in Patients with Positive Urine Cultures: Do Complications Increase?
Journal Title: JOURNAL OF UROLOGICAL SURGERY - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 2
Abstract
Objective: Our aim in this study to determine whether positive urine culture is a risk factor for infectious complications in patients undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL). Materials and Methods: A total of 958 patients, who underwent PNL in our clinic between 2008 and 2015, were included in the study. The patients were divided into two groups with respect to preoperative urine culture results. Group 1 included 126 patients with nonsterile urine culture. As the control group, 130 patients were randomly selected among patients with preoperative negative urine culture and named as group 2. The groups were compared in terms of demographic data, postoperative complications and additional interventions. Results: The mean age was 51.4±1.05 years in group 1 was and 48.7±1.08 years in group 2. On postoperative 1st month computed tomography, postoperative residual stone fragments were observed in 27 patients (21%) in group 1 and 26 patients (20%) in group 2. The groups were similar in terms of treatment success (p=0.878). No significant difference was found between the groups in terms of postoperative fever (p=0.46), sepsis development and intensive care need (p=0.733). Conclusion: PNL would not increase infectious complications in patients with positive urine culture.
Authors and Affiliations
Tufan Süelözgen, Cemal Selçuk İşoğlu, Hayal Boyacıoğlu, Yusuf Özlem İlbey
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