Abstract:Objective To analysis early complications of rigid ureteroscope lithotripsy (URL) with holmium laser by using the Clavien-Dindo classification system (CDCS), and to investigate influencing factors associated with the complications.Methods This retrospective study included 1,142 patients with ureteral calculi who underwent URL in our hospital from January 2013 to September 2019. The patients were divided into complications group (144 cases) and no complications group (998 cases) according to whether or not there were postoperative complications. Early complications after URL were analyzed according to the CDCS,and influencing factors of the postoperative early complications were evaluated with the logistic regression model,with which the predictive model for complications was established.Results Early complications occurred in 12.6% of patients. According to the CDCS of early complications, grade Ⅰ complications occurred in 76 patients (52.8%), grade Ⅱ in 37 patients (25.7%), grade Ⅲa in 15 patients (10.4%), grade Ⅲb in 9 patients (6.3%), grade Ⅳa in one patient (0.7%), grade Ⅳb in 6 patients (4.2%), and grade Ⅴ in none. The one-way analysis of variance showed that stone surface area, location of stone, surgery time, diabetes mellitus, preoperative fever, serum procalcitonin, positive culture from preoperative urine, severe hydronephrosis, ureteral stricture, course of disease, and skill level of the surgeon were associated with an increased risk of early complications after URL (P < 0.05). Furthermore, a multivariate analysis revealed that stone surface area ≥ 45 mm2 [O^R = 1.039 (95% CI: 1.010, 1.070) ], upper ureteral calculi [O^R = 1.734 (95% CI: 1.211, 2.482) ], surgery time ≥ 60 min [O^R = 1.032 (95% CI: 1.006, 1.058) ], diabetes mellitus [O^R = 1.832 (95% CI: 1.040, 3.227) ], ureteral stricture [O^R = 2.010 (95% CI: 1.102, 3.669) ], positive culture from preoperative urine [O^R = 3.163 (95% CI: 1.195, 8.373) ], and the junior surgeon as operator [O^R= 2.213 (95% CI: 1.414, 3.463) were identified as independent predictive factors for postoperative early complications (P < 0.05).The predictive model for early complications after URL constructed based on the above 7 factors. The ROC curve analysis showed that the AUC was 0.791 (95% CI: 0.756, 0.826), the sensitivity and specificity were 77.1% (95% CI: 69.6%, 83.2%) and 65.1% (95% CI: 62.1%, 68.0%).Conclusions Early complications after URL are mainly in grade Ⅰ and grade Ⅱ of CDCS. Stone surface area ≥ 45 mm2, upper ureteral calculi, surgery time ≥ 60 min, diabetes mellitus, ureteral stricture, positive culture from preoperative urine, and the operation was performed by a junior surgeon have high risk of early complications after URL.