The Impact of Timing of Stent Removal on the Incidence of UTI, Recurrence, Symptomatology, Resistance, and Hospitalization in Renal Transplant Recipients

Table 4

Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratio for age and sex for UTIs related to stent.

Stent removed	No UTIs	UTIs	OR	95% CI		aOR	95% CI
≤7 days	7	1	0.378	0.047	3.204	0.311	0.035	2.726
	87.5%	12.5%
≤14 days	50	8	0.376	0.169	0.836	0.357	0.155	0.82
	86.2%	13.8%
≤21 days	94	20	0.437	0.244	0.783	0.403	0.218	0.744
	82.5%	17.5%
≤28 days	120	28	0.431	0.250	0.744	0.392	0.219	0.701
	81.1%	18.9%

aOR: adjusted OR. Removing the stent before 21 days posttransplantation decreased UTIs related to stent (aOR: 0.403, CI: 0.218-0.744). Removing the stent before 14 days may further decrease the risk of UTIs (aOR: 0.311, CI: 0.035- 2.726).