Retrospective Cohort Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2024.
World J Clin Cases. Jul 26, 2024; 12(21): 4483-4490
Published online Jul 26, 2024. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v12.i21.4483
Table 1 Baseline data at admission
Features
FURS, n = 145
PCNL, n = 105
P value
Age in years43.67 ± 5.2542.91 ± 5.070.253
Sex0.945
    Male 89 (61.38)64 (60.95)
    Female56 (38.62)41 (39.05)
Diameter of kidney stones in cm2.83 ± 0.362.79 ± 0.320.365
Type of kidney stones
    Pyelolithiasis13 (8.97)10 (9.52)0.880
    Lower calyceal calculi32 (22.07)27 (25.71)0.926
    Middle calyceal calculi49 (33.79)33 (31.43)0.694
    Upper calyceal calculi51 (35.17)35 (33.34)0.763
Smoking history0.939
    Yes49 (33.79)35 (33.33)
    No96 (66.21)70 (66.67)
Drinking history0.642
    Yes62 (42.76)48 (45.71)
    No83 (57.24)57 (54.29)
Living environment0.461
    Town99 (68.28)67 (63.81)
    Countryside46 (31.72)38 (36.19)
Side of kidney stones0.860
    Left84 (57.93)62 (59.05)
    Right61 (42.07)43 (40.95)
Table 2 Clinical outcomes
Parameter
FURS, n = 145
PCNL, n = 105
P value
Operative time in minutes95.37 ± 11.9467.19 ± 20.550.000
Time to bed activity in hours7.95 ± 2.1919.67 ± 2.740.000
Intraoperative blood loss in mL15.83 ± 2.5775.28 ± 19.640.000
Hemoglobin decline in g/L3.19 ± 0.6611.09 ± 1.840.000
Hospital stays in days5.71 ± 1.377.15 ± 1.530.000
Postoperative clearance rate 133 (91.72)78 (74.29)0.000
Usage rate of antibiotics11 (7.59)21 (20.00)0.004
Complications
Urine leakage0 (0)8 (7.62)0.001
Fever12 (8.28)24 (22.86)0.003
Table 3 Comparison of the biochemical indices
IndexFURS, n = 145
PCNL, n = 105
P value
Preoperative
Postoperative
Preoperative
Postoperative
sVCAM-1 in ng/mL229.04 ± 39.17531.58 ± 49.26a234.53 ± 38.72894.01 ± 52.08a0.000
KIM-18 in mm/h72.34 ± 12.2992.25 ± 17.67a73.66 ± 12.92116.42 ± 26.17a0.000
ESR in ng/mL16.85 ± 1.418.29 ± 0.65a16.17 ± 1.387.18 ± 0.62a0.000
Table 4 Comparison of visual analog scale scores and Wisconsin Stone Quality of Life Questionnaire scores
ScoreFURS, n = 145
PCNL, n = 105
P value
Preoperative
Postoperative
Preoperative
Postoperative
VAS5.61 ± 1.592.19 ± 0.75a5.52 ± 1.533.35 ± 1.14a0.000
WISQOL109.62 ± 14.97127.95 ± 10.52a110.22 ± 15.26120.74 ± 11.51a0.000