Research Article

[Retracted] Factors Affecting Transfusion during Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: A Retrospective Study of 665 Cases

Table 5

Surgical factors according to transfusion.

ParametersTransfusion (+) % Transfusion (-) % value
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Access number1b
182.6 (19)88.5(568)
≥28.7(2)11.5(74)
Calyx ox puncture
Upper8.7(2)5.5(35)0.209a
Middle65.2(15)57.5(369)
Low26.1(6)49.2(316)
Stone free rate
Residual39.1 (9)19.9(128)0.031a
Clear60.9 (14)80.1 (514)

aChi-square test. bFisher’s exact test.