Journal of endourology
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Journal of endourology · Mar 2014
Multicenter StudyPostoperative complications after percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a contemporary analysis by insurance status in the United States.
No published data to date have assessed the insurance-related disparities among patients undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). Our objective was to examine whether being uninsured is associated with more perioperative complications after PCNL in the United States and to determine possible risk factors that influence PCNL outcomes. ⋯ Perioperative morbidity after PCNL varied significantly with insurance status, but this variation was explained mostly by differences in overall health status.