In Vivo Ureteroscopic Intra-Renal Pressures and Clinical Outcomes: A Multi-Institutional Analysis of 120 Consecutive Patients.
Stefanie M CroghanEoghan M CunnaneSorcha O'MearaMuheilan MuheilanConnor V CunnaneKenneth PattersonAndreas SkolarikosBhaskar Kumar SomaniGregory S JackJames C FordeFergal J O'BrienMichael T WalshRustom P ManeckshaBarry B McGuireNiall F DavisPublished in: BJU international (2023)
A dynamic intrarenal pressure profile is observed during human in vivo ureteroscopy, with IRP frequently exceeding expected thresholds. A relationship appears to exist between elevated IRP and postoperative urosepsis.