Disposable versus Reusable Ureteroscopes: A Prospective Multicenter Randomized Comparison.

Giorgio Bozzini Beatrice Filippi Sulieman Alriyalat Alberto CaloriUmberto BesanaAlexander MuellerDmitri PushkarJavier Romero-OteroAntonio Luigi PastoreMaria Chiara SighinolfiSalvatore MicaliCarlo BuizzaBernardo Rocco

Published in: Research and reports in urology (2021)

The use of disposable ureteroscopes is characterized by significantly lower post-operative complications and infection rates, while having comparable costs and SFRs vis à vis reusable ureteroscopes. Clinical Trial Registration Number: ISRCTN92289221.

Keyphrases

double blind
clinical trial
placebo controlled
open label
phase ii
phase iii
study protocol
risk factors
randomized controlled trial