Assessing the Impact of Ureteral Stent Design on Patient Comfort

Journal of Urology

Volumn 181, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2581-2587

  Lingeman, James E ^a   Preminger, Glenn M ^b   Goldfischer, Evan R ^c   Krambeck, Amy E ^a  

^a METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Hudson Valley Urology   (United States)

Author keywords

complications; pain; questionnaires; stents; ureter

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; HYDROCODONE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG USE; DYSURIA; FEMALE; FLANK PAIN; HEMATURIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POLLAKISURIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; URETER STENT; URETERAL STENT SYMPTOM QUESTIONNAIRE; URINARY URGENCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; QUESTIONNAIRES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STENTS; URETER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349206579     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.02.019     Document Type: Article

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