title: [Assessment of double-J ureteral catheters at a lithotripsy unit: our experience].
abstract: The present study evaluated a total of 350 patients who underwent placement of double-J catheters as a result of their lithiasic condition. The work includes a review of the patients' urological background, indication for the double-J placement, tolerance to catheter, time of permanence, reason for withdrawal, presence of encrustations in the catheter and relationship between all these parameters. A significant increase of adverse symptoms was observed when permanence of the double-J catheter lasted longer than 6 weeks. Likewise, there was a significant increase in the number of encrustations in catheters retained longer than 6 weeks, as well as when the lithiasic mass was meaningful and urine cultures were positive. The authors consider that double-J catheters effectively prevent the complications of the lithiasic condition but an excessively long permanence, more than 6 weeks, increases occurrence of side-effects significantly.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Litotricia, URSA, Clínica Loreto, Madrid.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Serrano Pascual
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fernández González
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Burgos Revilla
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Platas Sancho
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Páramo de Santiago
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Díez-Yanguas Yza
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lovaco Castellano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000628:therapy*; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation
vernacular_title: Evaluación de los catéteres ureterales tipo doble J en una unidad de litotricia: nuestra experiencia.