The Effect of the Duration between Preoperative Bladder Urine Culture and Semirigid Ureteroscopic Lithotripsy on the Rate of Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome Postoperatively

Purpose The aim of this study is to analyze the preoperative and intraoperative factors that might induce systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) after semirigid ureteroscopic lithotripsy (SUL), and to evaluate the impact of duration between preoperative bladder urine culture (PBUC) and surgery on postoperative systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS). Methods A retrospective review was conducted including patients who underwent SUL in our center between June 2015 and June 2020. Prior to surgery, PBUC were obtained from all patients and postoperatively patients were observed for signs of SIRS. Univariable and multivariable binary logistic regression analysis were implemented to demonstrate the factors that predict SIRS postoperatively. Results The entire study included a cohort of 572 patients. The rate of SIRS following SUL was 1.7%. Predictive factors for SIRS were listed as stone volume, surgical time, and history of recurrent urinary tract infection. No significant difference was detected in terms of the duration between PBUC and SUL when comparing the SIRS group with the other group. Conclusion The duration between PBUC and SUL is not efficacious factor for SIRS. It may be useful to conduct prospective studies to enlighten this issue as endourologists deal with this duration dilemma often in daily practice. Keywords: Semirigid ureteroscopic lithotripsy, Systemic inflammatory response syndrome, Preoperative bladder urine culture.