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Cost
• ProspectiveRCTsheathvsnosheath1 • UAS saved $700 per case!
• UseofUASallowsureteroscopetobeused for twice as many cases before needing repairs2
• Howmuchdoesanadmissionforsepsiscost? Traxer et al (CROES) 2015
No sheath: 15% sepsis rate + sheath: 4%
1 Kourambas et al J Urol, 2001 2 Pietrow et al Urology, 2002
