Comparison of Infection and Urosepsis Rates of Ciprofloxacin and Ceftriaxone Prophylaxis before Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: A Prospective and Randomised Study

Table 2

Comparison of the predictive factors affecting SIRS positivity among antibiotic groups.

	CIPRO			CTX
	SIRS			SIRS
	(+)	(−)	P value	(+)	(−)	P value
Stone burden (cm^2)	5.2	4.2	0.032	4.1	5.9	0.873
Operation duration (min)	124	72	0.025	112	89	0.115
Amount of NaCl (liter)	12	9.4	0.220	15	11	0.297
Duration of nephrostomy (day)	5.8	3.1	0.003	4.5	2.7	0.009
Multiple access	71.4%	26.3%	0.032	25%	31.7%	1.000
Presence of obstruction	42.9%	44.7%	1.000	25%	26.8%	1.000
Lithotripter use	100%	71.7%	0.168	50%	82.9%	0.173

*Mann-Whitney U test.