Evaluation of a Ureteral Stent Removal Protocol in Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients.

Autor: Krzos PM; Department of Pharmacy, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA., Nguyen CT; Department of Pharmacy, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA., Kane B; Department of Pharmacy, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA., Krishnamoorthy S; Section of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA., Kristof TW; Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA., Reynolds LF; Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA., Pisano J; Section of Infectious Diseases and Global Health, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA., Josephson MA; Department of Surgery, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA., Barth R; Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA., Owen D; Department of Pharmacy, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Open forum infectious diseases [Open Forum Infect Dis] 2024 Sep 05; Vol. 11 (9), pp. ofae510. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 05 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae510
Abstrakt: Existing literature on best practices to reduce the risk of infectious complications associated with ureteral stent removal in kidney transplant recipients is limited. Prior to 2021, a formal process surrounding stent removal was not in place at our institution. In June 2021, a stent removal protocol was established. This protocol included the following: obtaining a preprocedure urine culture, prescribing universal culture-directed antimicrobial prophylaxis, earlier stent removal posttransplant, and patient education. We performed a retrospective quasi-experimental study of kidney transplant recipients who had their stents removed between July 2020 and June 2022. The primary outcome was the incidence of infectious complications within 30 days. Infectious complications were defined as urinary tract infection and bacteremia due to urinary source, as well as hospitalization, emergency department visit, or outpatient encounter for possible urinary tract infection. Secondary objectives included infectious and immunologic complications within 30 days to 1 year from transplant. During this study period, 239 adult kidney transplant recipients were included: 88 in the preprotocol group and 151 in the protocol group. The median time to stent removal was shorter in the protocol group (25 vs 36 days, P < .001). More patients in the protocol group received preprocedure antibiotics (99% vs 36%, P < .001). Infectious complications were higher in the preprotocol group (9% vs 3%, P = .035). Overall, the stent removal protocol was associated with fewer infectious complications (odds ratio, 0.18; 95% CI, 0.05-0.73). Further investigation is necessary to determine which individual interventions, if any, drive this benefit.
Competing Interests: Potential conflicts of interest. All authors: No reported conflicts.
(© The Author(s) 2024. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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