Investigation of pathogens,risk factors and prediction value of infection-related indexes on the infection after ureteroscopic lithotripsy
OBJECTIVE To investigate the etiological characteristics and related factors of the infection after uret-eroscopic lithotripsy and the predictive value of heparin-binding protein(HBP),β2-microglobulin(β2-MG)and C-reactive protein(CRP)levels on it.METHODS Clinical data of 256 patients undergoing ureteroscopic lithotripsis admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei North University from Feb 2020 to Feb 2023 were retrospective-ly collected.They were divided into the infected group(52 cases)and uninfected group(204 cases)according to whether postoperative infection occurred.The distribution of pathogenic bacteria after ureteroscopic lithotripsy was analyzed.Multivariate logistic analysis was used to analyze the related factors of infection after ureteroscopic litho-tripsy.The levels of HBP,β2-MG and CRP were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay,latex im-munoturbidimetry and chemiluminescence,respectively.The levels of HBP,β2-MG and CRP were compared be-tween the two groups.Receiver operating characteristic curve(ROC)was used to analyze the diagnostic value of HBP,β2-MG and CRP on infection after ureteroscopic lithotripsis.RESULTS The incidence of infection after uret-eroscopic lithotripsy was 20.31%(52/256),mainly gram-negative bacteria.Multivariate logistic regression analy-sis showed that the relevant factors for the infection after ureteroscopic lithotripsy included age,operation time,history of diabetes,and catheter retention time(P<0.05).The levels of[32-MG and CRP in the infected group were higher than those in the non-infected group(P<0.05),and the proportion of patients with HBP≥0.05 ng/ml was higher in the non-infected group(P<0.05).The AUC value of HBP,β2-MG and CRP combined detection in the diagnosis of postoperative infection after ureteroscopic lithotripsis was higher than that of each single detec-tion(P<0.05),and the sensitivity and specificity were 75.00%and 93.60%,respectively.CONCLUSION The in-cidence of infection after ureteroscopic lithotripsy is high,and the main pathogenic bacteria are gram-negative bac-teria.Patient's age,operation time,diabetes history and catheter retention time are related to it.The expression levels of HBP,β2-MG and CRP were high after ureteroscopic lithotripsy.Combined detection of HBP,β2-MG and CRP is helpful for the diagnosis of infection after ureteroscopic lithotripsy.
Ureteral calculiUreteroscopic lithotripsyInfectionPathogenRisk factorHeparin-binding pro-teinβ2-microglobulinC-reactive protein