What do systematic reviews say?

URS with stent placement vs URS with no stent placement

It is very uncertain whether URS with stent placement changes unplanned return visit to emergency/urgent care department compared with URS with no stent placement (very low certainty).

• Ureteral stent versus no ureteral stent for ureteroscopy in the management of renal and ureteral calculi 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.69 [0.4, 1.21]
  16 studies · 1970 participants
  Very low

URS with stent placement vs URS with no stent placement

• Ureteral stent versus no ureteral stent for ureteroscopy in the management of renal and ureteral calculi 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  4 studies · 346 participants
  Moderate

URS with stent placement vs URS with no stent placement

• Ureteral stent versus no ureteral stent for ureteroscopy in the management of renal and ureteral calculi 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  8 studies · 683 participants
  Low

URS with stent placement vs URS with no stent placement

• Ureteral stent versus no ureteral stent for ureteroscopy in the management of renal and ureteral calculi 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  8 studies · 903 participants
  Very low

URS with stent placement vs URS with no stent placement

URS with stent placement showed no clear difference in secondary interventions compared with URS with no stent placement (low certainty).

• Ureteral stent versus no ureteral stent for ureteroscopy in the management of renal and ureteral calculi 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.15 [0.39, 3.33]
  10 studies · 1435 participants
  Low

URS with stent placement vs URS with no stent placement

It is very uncertain whether URS with stent placement changes narcotic requirement compared with URS with no stent placement (very low certainty).

• Ureteral stent versus no ureteral stent for ureteroscopy in the management of renal and ureteral calculi 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.8 [0.48, 1.36]
  7 studies · 830 participants
  Very low

URS with stent placement vs URS with no stent placement

URS with stent placement showed no clear difference in UTI (positive urine culture as well as symptoms) up to 90 days compared with URS with no stent placement (moderate certainty).

• Ureteral stent versus no ureteral stent for ureteroscopy in the management of renal and ureteral calculi 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.94 [0.59, 1.51]
  10 studies · 1207 participants
  Moderate

URS with stent placement vs URS with no stent placement

It is very uncertain whether URS with stent placement changes ureteral stricture up to 90 days compared with URS with no stent placement (very low certainty).

• Ureteral stent versus no ureteral stent for ureteroscopy in the management of renal and ureteral calculi 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.58 [0.23, 1.47]
  14 studies · 1625 participants
  Very low

URS with stent placement vs URS with no stent placement

It is very uncertain whether URS with stent placement changes hospital admission compared with URS with no stent placement (very low certainty).

• Ureteral stent versus no ureteral stent for ureteroscopy in the management of renal and ureteral calculi 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.7 [0.32, 1.55]
  13 studies · 1647 participants
  Very low