Fluid Absorption During Flexible Ureteroscopy with Intelligent Control of Renal Pelvic Pressure: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Overview

Journal World J Urol

Specialty Urology

Date 2024 May 17

PMID 38758400

Authors

Xiaolin Deng

Yijian Chen

Qiliang Zhai

Leming Song

Chuance Du

Wanlong Tan

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Abstract

Purpose: To investigate fluid absorption and its influencing factors during flexible ureteroscopy with intelligent control of renal pelvic pressure (RPP).

Methods: A total of 80 patients with upper urinary tract calculi underwent flexible ureteroscopy with intelligent control of RPP by pressure-measuring ureteral access sheath and were randomly divided into four groups. The RPP of Groups A, B, and C were set at - 5, 0 and 5 mmHg, respectively. Conventional flexible ureteroscopy with uncontrolled pressure served as control Group D. The perfusion flow rate was set at 100 ml/min in the four groups, with 20 patients in each group. The fluid absorption was measured by 1% ethanol every 10 min. Operation time, stone-free rate, and complications were recorded.

Result: Seventy-three patients were finally included in the RCT. The general and preoperative data of the patients were comparable between the groups. The fluid absorption of Groups A, B, and C was significantly less than that of Group D (P < 0.01). Fluid absorption and operation time were positively correlated, and the correlation coefficients R were 0.864, 0.896, 0.918, and 0.947, respectively (P < 0.01). The fluid absorption of patients with vomiting, fever and ureteral injury was greater than that of patients without complications in the four groups (P < 0.01). In different groups, fluid absorption was greater in patients with ureteral injury Post-Ureteroscopic Lesion Scale (PULS) 1-3 than in noninjured patients (P < 0.01).

Conclusion: Flexible ureteroscopy with intelligent control of RPP effectively reduces the absorption of perfusion fluid. Operation time and ureteral injury are also key factors affecting perfusion fluid absorption.

Registration Number And Date: NCT05201599; August 11, 2021.

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