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IMPACT OF URETERAL STENTS ON QUALITY OF LIFE

Dr Hafiz Muhammad Nuheel Iqbal, Dr Khadija Jamshaid, Dr Atif Sohail

Abstract: Objective: The aim of this research work is to analyze the occurrence of signs, complications & tolerability linked with the ureteral stents and their effect on the QoL of the patients with the help of a QoL scale and a questionnaire. Methodology: A sum of twenty two hundred young patients was the part of this research work for a period of complete ten years. These patients filled the QoL scale & questionnaire of our institute before ureteral stents, seven after the indwelling of the ureteral stents and fourteen days after the removal of the ureteral stents. Results: Total fifteen hundred and twenty patients remained at the part of this study till end. The analysis of the information showed that unfavorable symptoms in 7 days after the insertion of the stents were very common, regarding the urinary rate, urgency, dysuria & hematuria, this disparity was significant. The analysis of the reactions of the patients on QoL scale after seven days of insertion of stents showed the obvious decrease in the quality of life of patients, in all the patients SD being a high value showing a great difference of the responses but after fourteen days of the removal of the stents, the mean scores of QoL were near to baseline. Conclusions: Our research work proved many factors that displayed a significant enhancement in the prevalence of the various side effects & disturbed QoL. It adds to the present data on the same subject as observes the awareness of pathology found out by the availability of the foreign body in urinary tract & provision of counseling to the patients. KEY WORDS: Dysuria and Hematuria, Urine, Ureteral Stents, Urology, Endoscopic, Dysuria, Indwelling.

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