Inclusion and exclusion criteria
infectious diseases, SIRS, hypothermia, ureteral stones, tachycardia, abnormal urinary tract anatomy, hyperpyrexia, tachypnoea, ureteral stones or coagulation disorders, ureteral calculi
HYPERPYREXIA, URETERAL STONE, INFECTIOUS DISEASES, URETERAL CALCULI
The inclusion criteria were patients diagnosed with ureteral stones and SIRS at admission and patients with complete clinical information. The patients were diagnosed with ureteral calculi based on imaging examinations, such as ultrasonography or computed tomography (CT). SIRS was diagnosed based on the presence of two of the following symptoms: hyperpyrexia (body temperature >38.0 °C) or hypothermia (body temperature <36.0 °C); tachycardia (heart rate, >90/min); tachypnoea (>20 breaths/min or PaCOThe exclusion criteria were as follows: patients with infectious diseases in other parts of the body or who received long-term immunosuppressive therapy; patients who had bilateral ureteral stones or coagulation disorders or patients with abnormal urinary tract anatomy.