Smartphone-based stent tracking application for prevention of forgotten ureteral double-J stents: a prospective study

International Braz J Urol : Official Journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
Volkan UlkerZafer Kozacioglu

Abstract

Retained or forgotten ureteral stents (FUS) have a potential to cause significant morbidity as well as medico-legal issues and increased cost. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy and usefulness of smartphone-based Ureteral Stent Tracker (UST) application and compare the results with basic appointment card system to prevent FUS, prospectively. A total of 90 patients who underwent ureteroscopic stone treatment procedure with indwelling DJ stents were equally distributed into two groups. In group-1, patients were followed using UST application. In group-2, only appointment cards were given to the patients. Two groups were compared in terms of stent overdue times and complete lost to follow up rates. Forty-four patients in group-1 and 43 patients in group-2 completed the study. Among patients, 22.7% in group-1 and 27.9% in group-2 did not return for the stent removal on the scheduled day. In group-1, these patients were identified using the UST and called for the stent removal on the same day. After 6 weeks of maximal waiting period, mean overdue times in group-1 and group-2 were 3.5 days and 20 days, respectively (p = 0.001) . In group-2, 3 patients (6.9%) were lost to follow up, while in group-1, it was none (p = 0.001). We found t...Continue Reading

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Dec 7, 2019·International Braz J Urol : Official Journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology·Antonio Corrêa Lopes Neto
Feb 27, 2020·Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA·Kuan-Jung LinWilliam J S Huang
Apr 3, 2020·Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA·Kuan-Jung LinWilliam J S Huang
Aug 3, 2021·African Journal of Urology : the Official Journal of the Pan African Urological Surgeons' Association (PAUSA)·Abhirudra MulayVilas Sabale

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