Table 3 Comparison of clinical characteristics according to bloodstream infection at 10 patients with SIRS.

From: Successful outcomes of endoscopic lithotripsy in completely bedridden patients with symptomatic urinary calculi

 

Bloodstream infection

p value

Presence

Absence

n = 3

n = 7

Gender (Male: Female)

1 (33%):2 (67%)

3 (43%):4 (57%)

1.000

Age over 75 (Yes: No)

3 (100%):0 (0%)

1 (14%):6 (86%)

0.033

Body mass index (kg/m2)

20 (18–26)

17 (17–32)

0.764

Antecedent obstructive pyelonephritis (Yes: No)

3 (100%):0 (0%)

4 (57%):3 (43%)

0.475

Target to renal stone (Yes: No)

3 (100%):0 (0%)

7 (100%):0 (0%)

URS alone (Yes: No)

3 (100%):0 (0%)

3 (43%):4 (57%)

0.200

Index stone diameter, mm

6 (5–33)

27 (11–78)

0.199

Cumulative stone diameter, mm

15 (6–33)

78 (21–122)

0.026

Highest CT-attenuation value, Hounsfield unit

844 (374–1369)

1219 (629–1372)

0.424

Struvite calculi (Yes: No)

1 (33%):2 (67%)

4 (57%):3 (43%)

1.000

Preoperative bladder urine culture (Positive: Negative)

3 (100%) :0 (0%)

6 (86%):1 (14%)

1.000

Renal pelvic urine culture (Positive: Negative)

1 (33%):2 (67%)

5 (71%):2 (29%)

0.500

Stone culture (Positive: Negative)

1 (33%):2 (67%)

4 (57%):3 (43%)

1.000

Operation time, min

74 (40–141)

115 (36–181)

0.345

Preoperative stent (Yes: No)

3 (100%):0 (0%)

4 (57%):3 (43%)

0.475

Preoperative nephrostomy (Yes: No)

0 (0%):3 (100%)

3 (43%):4 (57%)

0.475

Duration of drainage tube placement, days

    Initial placement - surgery

112 (19–135)

28 (17–473)

0.783

    The latest replacement - surgery

42 (19–112)

28 (17–108)

0.829

  1. Categorial variables are shown as number of patients. Continuous variables are shown as median (full range).
  2. SIRS = Systemic inflammatory response syndrome; URS = Ureteroscopy; CT = Computed tomography.