COVID-19, Urolithiasis
Conditions
Keywords
endourology, pandemic
Brief summary
Guidelines for endourological procedures during COVID-19 have suggested deferring all elective procedures, while obstructed/ infected stones should undergo urgent decompression. At our centre, screening protocols were implemented with prioritization strategies so that elective care could safely continue at deescalated rates. COVID or septic patients underwent emergency decompression, while non-COVID and non-septic patients underwent primary ureteroscopy (URS) or retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS). We aim to report our experience with endourological surgery for stone disease during COVID-19.
Detailed description
We conducted a retrospective review of a prospectively maintained database of all endourological surgeries for stones in our centre during the first wave of COVID19.
Interventions
PROCEDUREEndourological surgery
Includes ureteral stent insertion, ureteroscopies and retrograde intrarenal surgeies
Sponsors
Roxanne Teo
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
\- all patient with urolithiasis who underwent endourological interventions during COVID19 pandemic
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Length of hospital stay | From admission to discharge from hospital, up to 3 months | Length of hospital stay |
| Complication rate | From admission up to 3 months post operatively | Complications as defined by Clavien Dindo classification system |
| Stone free rate | At follow up visit in clinic 3 months post procedure | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Readmission rate | From discharge up to three months post operatively |
Countries
Singapore
Outcome results
None listed