Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Can Reduce the Incidence of Sepsis Compared with Flexible Ureteroscopy in Treating Solitary Proximal Ureteral Stone Patients with Positive Urine Culture
Table 2
Multivariate analysis for the risk factors of sepsis.
Variables
B
OR
95% CI
value
Surgery (ref. PCNL)
1.151
3.160
(1.459 to 6.842)
0.004
Sex (ref. male)
0.324
1.383
(0.697 to 2.747)
0.354
Age (years)
0.019
1.019
(0.990 to 1.048)
0.200
BMI (kg/m2)
0.013
1.014
(0.910 to 1.129)
0.807
Stone size (mm)
0.020
1.021
(0.915 to 1.139)
0.716
Indwelling stent
-0.038
0.962
(0.338 to 2.739)
0.943
Diabetes
-0.431
0.650
(0.181 to 2.334)
0.509
Hydronephrosis
-0.519
0.595
(0.168 to 2.107)
0.421
cells/μL
1.250
3.490
(1.391 to 8.758)
0.008
0.785
2.192
(1.082 to 4.442)
0.029
Positive urine culture
1.816
6.145
(2.541 to 14.859)
<0.001
cells/hpf
0.185
1.203
(0.531 to 2.726)
0.659
Positive urine nitrite
0.676
1.967
(0.750 to 5.157)
0.169
Operation time (min)
0.010
1.010
(1.000 to 1.020)
0.046
Abbreviations: PCNL: percutaneous nephrolithotomy; BMI: body mass index; WBC: white blood cell; AGR: albumin globulin ratio.
