Does the size of ureteral stent impact urinary symptoms and quality of life?
Ureteral stents are invariably associated with urinary symptoms and impaired QoL. We did not find any difference between stent with different size, whereas there was a tendency for stent with smaller diameter to dislodge more often.
The addition of rHuEpo reduced the formation of lesions detectable by MRI in the brain and could be used clinically as neuroprotection in cardiac surgery.