Table 2 Operative and postoperative outcomes of two groups.
From: Therapeutic experience and key techniques of tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy
Variables | PCNL | Tubeless PCNL | t | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Stone removal rate | 100% | 100% | - | - |
Number of channels One Other | 20 0 | 20 0 | ||
Mean operative time (min) | 58.8 ± 29.0 | 57.1 ± 19.8 | −0.217 | 0.830 |
VAS pain | 2.8 ± 0.8 | 0.5 ± 0.5 | −10.7 | < 0.001 |
Mean hospital stay (days) | 2.1 ± 0.9 | 1.4 ± 0.5 | −2.951 | 0.005 |
Raise of creatinine (umol/L) | 4.2 ± 16.7 | 2.6 ± 7.9 | −0.39 | 0.699 |
Drop of eGFR (ml/min/1.73m2) | 1.7 ± 10.6 | 2.0 ± 6.9 | 0.095 | 0.924 |
Drop of Hb (g/L) | 11.8 ± 8.4 | 12 ± 9.5 | 0.088 | 0.930 |
Fever (ratio) | 0 | 0 | ||
Raise of neutrophils (× 109/L) | 3.5 ± 3.0 | 2.5 ± 3.4 | −1.0 | 0.307 |
Raise of PCT (ng/L) | 0.16 ± 0.77 | 0 ± 0 | −0.906 | 0.371 |
Raise of CRP (mg/L) | −2.1 ± 24.3 | 2.3 ± 5.1 | 0.755 | 0.455 |
