Cochrane · systematic review · CD012703
Ureteral stent versus no ureteral stent for ureteroscopy in the management of renal and ureteral calculi
Ordonez, M, Hwang, EC, Borofsky, M, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019 · Cochrane Library
UrologyAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
9
current version
GRADE rated
9
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 5 · 55.6%Low 2 · 22.2%Moderate 2 · 22.2%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
URS with stent placement compared to URS with no stent placement for ureteroscopy in the management of renal and ureteral calculi
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Unplanned return visit to emergency/urgent care department URS with stent placement vs URS with no stent placement | RR 0.69 [0.4, 1.21] | 16 studies · 1970 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Postoperative pain day 0 URS with stent placement vs URS with no stent placement | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 346 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Postoperative pain day 1 to day 3 URS with stent placement vs URS with no stent placement | no estimate extracted | 8 studies · 683 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Postoperative pain day 4 to day 30 URS with stent placement vs URS with no stent placement | no estimate extracted | 8 studies · 903 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Secondary interventions URS with stent placement vs URS with no stent placement | RR 1.15 [0.39, 3.33] | 10 studies · 1435 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Narcotic requirement URS with stent placement vs URS with no stent placement | RR 0.8 [0.48, 1.36] | 7 studies · 830 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
UTI (positive urine culture as well as symptoms) up to 90 days URS with stent placement vs URS with no stent placement | RR 0.94 [0.59, 1.51] | 10 studies · 1207 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Ureteral stricture up to 90 days URS with stent placement vs URS with no stent placement | RR 0.58 [0.23, 1.47] | 14 studies · 1625 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Hospital admission URS with stent placement vs URS with no stent placement | RR 0.7 [0.32, 1.55] | 13 studies · 1647 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |