The Evaluation of Intrarenal Pressure Using a Novel Single-Use Flexible Ureteroscope with Live Intrarenal Pressure Monitoring—An Experimental Study in Porcine Models
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design and Experimental Setting
2.2. Preparation of the Pigs for the Experiment
2.3. Operating Room Setup and Technique (Figure 2)
2.4. Measurement of the IRP
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Type of Setting | Without UAS | 11/13 UAS | 12/14 UAS | p-Value |
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Gravity irrigation | 28.25 ± 11.2 mmHg | 15.41 ± 8.57 mmHg | 7.64 ± 3.08 mmHg | p < 0.001 |
Manual pump irrigation | 35.46 ± 10.08 mmHg | 19.33 ± 4.26 mmHg | 9.25 ± 1.42 mmHg | p < 0.001 |
Laser fiber + gravity irrigation | 22.5 ± 3.05 mmHg | 14.56 ± 2.5 mmHg | 9.50 ± 6.04 mmHg | p < 0.001 |
Laser fiber + manual pump irrigation | 30.75 ± 5.79 mmHg | 18.64 ± 5.13 mmHg | 10.28 ± 3.46 mmHg | p < 0.001 |
Basket + gravity irrigation | 16.45 ± 1.27 mmHg | 13.10 ± 3.39 mmHg | 5.32 ± 1.57 mmHg | p < 0.001 |
Basket + manual pump irrigation | 17.27 ± 3.69 mmHg | 13.86 ± 4.63 mmHg | 6.26 ± 1.79 mmHg | p < 0.001 |
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Samaras, A.; Tatanis, V.; Peteinaris, A.; Obaidat, M.; Faitatziadis, S.; Vagionis, A.; Spinos, T.; Mylonopoulou, M.; Kallidonis, P.; Liatsikos, E. The Evaluation of Intrarenal Pressure Using a Novel Single-Use Flexible Ureteroscope with Live Intrarenal Pressure Monitoring—An Experimental Study in Porcine Models. Life 2024, 14, 1060. https://doi.org/10.3390/life14091060
Samaras A, Tatanis V, Peteinaris A, Obaidat M, Faitatziadis S, Vagionis A, Spinos T, Mylonopoulou M, Kallidonis P, Liatsikos E. The Evaluation of Intrarenal Pressure Using a Novel Single-Use Flexible Ureteroscope with Live Intrarenal Pressure Monitoring—An Experimental Study in Porcine Models. Life. 2024; 14(9):1060. https://doi.org/10.3390/life14091060
Chicago/Turabian StyleSamaras, Angelos, Vasileios Tatanis, Angelis Peteinaris, Mohammed Obaidat, Solon Faitatziadis, Athanasios Vagionis, Theodoros Spinos, Marina Mylonopoulou, Panagiotis Kallidonis, and Evangelos Liatsikos. 2024. "The Evaluation of Intrarenal Pressure Using a Novel Single-Use Flexible Ureteroscope with Live Intrarenal Pressure Monitoring—An Experimental Study in Porcine Models" Life 14, no. 9: 1060. https://doi.org/10.3390/life14091060