Risk factors for systemic inflammatory response syndrome after endoscopic lithotripsy for upper urinary calculi.

Background: To explore the risk factors for systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) after endoscopic lithotripsy for upper urinary calculi.

Methods: This retrospective study included patients with upper urinary calculi who underwent endoscopic lithotripsy in the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University between June 2018 and May 2020.

Results: A total of 724 patients with upper urinary calculi were included. One hundred and fifty-three patients developed SIRS after the operation. The occurrence of SIRS was higher after percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) compared with ureteroscopy (URS) (24.6% vs. 8.6%, P < 0.001) and after flexible ureteroscopy compared with ureteroscopy (fURS) (17.9% vs. 8.6%, P = 0.042). In the univariable analyses, preoperative infection history (P < 0.001), positive preoperative urine culture (P < 0.001), history of kidney operation on the affected side (P = 0.049), staghorn calculi (P < 0.001), stone long diameter (P = 0.015), stone limited to the kidney (P = 0.006), PCNL (P = 0.001), operative time (P = 0.020), and percutaneous nephroscope channel (P = 0.015) were associated with SIRS. The multivariable analysis showed that positive preoperative urine culture [odds ratio (OR) = 2.23, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.18-4.24, P = 0.014] and operative methods (PCNL vs. URS, OR = 2.59, 95% CI: 1.15-5.82, P = 0.012) were independently associated with SIRS.

Conclusion: Positive preoperative urine culture and PCNL are independent risk factors for SIRS after endoscopic lithotripsy for upper urinary calculi.