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      Retracted: Efficacy of Super-Mini-PCNL and Ureteroscopy in Kidney Stone Sufferers and Risk Factors of Postoperative Infection

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          This article has been retracted by Hindawi following an investigation undertaken by the publisher [1]. This investigation has uncovered evidence of one or more of the following indicators of systematic manipulation of the publication process: Discrepancies in scope Discrepancies in the description of the research reported Discrepancies between the availability of data and the research described Inappropriate citations Incoherent, meaningless and/or irrelevant content included in the article Peer-review manipulation The presence of these indicators undermines our confidence in the integrity of the article's content and we cannot, therefore, vouch for its reliability. Please note that this notice is intended solely to alert readers that the content of this article is unreliable. We have not investigated whether authors were aware of or involved in the systematic manipulation of the publication process. Wiley and Hindawi regrets that the usual quality checks did not identify these issues before publication and have since put additional measures in place to safeguard research integrity. We wish to credit our own Research Integrity and Research Publishing teams and anonymous and named external researchers and research integrity experts for contributing to this investigation. The corresponding author, as the representative of all authors, has been given the opportunity to register their agreement or disagreement to this retraction. We have kept a record of any response received.

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          Efficacy of Super-Mini-PCNL and Ureteroscopy in Kidney Stone Sufferers and Risk Factors of Postoperative Infection

          To investigate the efficacy of super-mini-PCNL (SMP) and ureteroscopy in kidney stone (KS) sufferers and learn the risk factors of postoperative infection. A retrospective analysis was performed on 180 KS sufferers who were diagnosed and treated in our hospital from May 2019 to May 2021. They were enrolled into an observation group (OG, n  = 104) and a control group (CG, n  = 76) based on different treatment methods. Therein, the former was treated with SMP, while the latter was treated with ureteroscopy. The operation time, blood loss, hospital stay, recent stone-free rate (one week after operation), changes of serum creatinine (SCr), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), and cystatin C (CysC) levels before and after operation and complications were compared. Those sufferers were assigned to infected and uninfected groups based on their postoperative infection. The risk factors were assessed through logistic regression, and the model formula was established. The predictive value of this model for infection was tested through RO. Compared with CG, the operation time of the OG was longer, the blood loss and hospital stay were lower ( P < 0.05), and the stone-free rate was higher ( P < 0.05). Renal function indexes before and after treatment ( P > 0.05) and postoperative complications revealed no significant difference ( P > 0.05). Logistic regression analysis manifested that preoperative urinary tract infection (OR: 4.690, 95% CI: 1.170–18.802), preoperative blood glucose level (OR: 11.188, 95% CI: 2.106–59.442), positive urine culture (OR: 10.931, 95% CI: 2.453–48.705), and infectious stones (OR: 3.951, 95% CI: 1.020–15.300) were independently related to infection. The risk prediction equation is logit( p )=−8.913+1.545 × X 1+2.415 × X 2+2.392 × X 3+1.374 × X 4, with a goodness-of-fit value of 0.545. The AUC is 0.930, so SMP is superior to ureteroscopy in KS sufferers. Preoperative urinary tract infection, preoperative blood glucose level, positive urine culture, and infectious stones are independently related to infection.
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            J Healthc Eng
            J Healthc Eng
            JHE
            Journal of Healthcare Engineering
            Hindawi
            2040-2295
            2040-2309
            2023
            2 August 2023
            2 August 2023
            : 2023
            : 9872062
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            10.1155/2023/9872062
            10412249
            7cdd73d5-5c7e-4777-b61c-12cccda5efc3
            Copyright © 2023 Journal of Healthcare Engineering.

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            : 1 August 2023
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