Schoenthaler, Martin and Buchholz, Noor and Farin, Erik and Ather, Hammad and Bach, Christian and Bach, Thorsten and Denstedt, John D. and Fritsche, Hans-Martin and Grasso, Michael and Hakenberg, Oliver W. and Herwig, Ralf and Knoll, Thomas and Kuehhas, Franklin Emmanuel and Liatsikos, Evangelos and Liske, Peter and Marberger, Michael and Osther, Palle J. S. and Reis Santos, Jose Manuel and Sarica, Kemal and Seitz, Christian and Straub, Michael and Traxer, Olivier and Trinchieri, Alberto and Turney, Ben and Miernik, Arkadiusz (2014) The Post-Ureteroscopic Lesion Scale (PULS): a multicenter video-based evaluation of inter-rater reliability. WORLD JOURNAL OF UROLOGY, 32 (4). pp. 1033-1040. ISSN 0724-4983, 1433-8726
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The Post-Ureteroscopic Lesion Scale (PULS) offers a simple grading system for the description of ureteral lesions after ureteroscopy. In this article, we present the results of a video-based multicenter evaluation of the inter-rater reliability of clinically important PULS grades 0-3. Video sequences at the end of ureteroscopy (final passage) were recorded for 100 consecutive patients at a single institution and assessed by experienced urologists (n = 20) and senior residents (n = 17) at 19 international centers. The cohort included only patients with lesions grades 0-3 (with grades 2 and 3 subsumed as 2 + since distinction is defined by an extravasation of contrast medium in fluoroscopy). The gradings were evaluated for inter-rater reliability and in terms of simplicity, validity, comprehensibility, reproducibility, and usefulness. Overall, inter-rater reliability was high (Kendall's W = 0.69, p < 0.001) and was comparable between specialists (Kendall's W = 0.69, p < 0.001) and residents (Kendall's W = 0.71, p < 0.001). The matched ratings showed grade 0 in 43.0 % of patients and grades 1 or 2 + in 44.0 and 13.0 % of patients, respectively. Results of the questionnaires indicated a high degree of acceptance, with an overall rating of 1.76 (1.64-1.93 for different items, scale 1-6). Inter-rater reliability of the endoscopically assessable PULS was high among urologists with different levels of experience in different countries worldwide. The validated PULS system may be used for standardized reporting of ureteral lesions/injuries after ureteroscopy. In addition, PULS will enable more selective standardization of indications for postoperative DJ stenting based on the randomized controlled trials.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | RETROGRADE INTRARENAL SURGERY; COMPLICATIONS; CLASSIFICATION; MANAGEMENT; NEPHROLITHIASIS; METAANALYSIS; LITHOTRIPSY; STONES; WALL; Ureter; Ureteroscopy; Lesion; Injury; Complication; Classification; Inter-rater reliability |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Urologie |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Sep 2019 06:53 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Sep 2019 06:53 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/9835 |
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