Skip to main content

Table 3 Adherence to recommendations to prevent/diagnose urinary tract injury

From: Can centralised care of complex laparoscopic procedures prevent urinary tract injuries?

 

Number/105

%

Risk factors (RFs)

 No RF

13

12.4

 1 RF

50

47.6

 2 RFs

36

34.3

 3 RFs

6

5.7

 Clinic documentation adequate (and leaflets)?

105

100

 Difficulties documented?

105

100

 Meticulous technique?

105

100

Ureter identification: visual/otherwise

 Yes

97

92.4

 No (includes not documented)

8 (2 ureteric injuries)

7.6

Cystoscopy + ureteric stents/ureterogram/ureteroscopy

 Yes

29

27.6

 No

76

72.4

Cystoscopy + indigo carmine

  

 Yes

60

57.1

 No

45

42.9

 Cystoscopy alone

8

7.6

 Bladder not checked by any means

8

7.6

 Injury (total):

3

2.8

  Bladder

1 (bladder endometriosis)

0.9

  Ureter

2 (vault stitch/50% transection)

1.9