Procedures & Stents

Register urology procedures such as URS, PCNL and TURP, keep the DJ-stent register with each stent's removal date, mark stents removed and bill procedures.

Procedures & Stents is the urology desk. It keeps the procedures done and a register of every DJ stent left in a patient, with the date it must come out. A forgotten stent can block and infect, so overdue stents are flagged at the top.

Before you begin

• The Urology department is switched on for your hospital, and the urologists exist. See Doctors.
• The patient is registered. See Register Patient.
• Procedure prices are set in the price list. See Price List & Tariffs.
• Your role needs Manage Urology Procedures / Stents; taking payment needs the billing permission.

Where to find it

Open Specialities → Urology → Work → Procedures & Stents.

Read the screen

The tiles count Procedures (30d), Stents in situ and stents Overdue for removal. A red banner lists overdue stents to recall. The DJ-Stent Tracker shows each stent with side, insertion date, due date, status and urologist; filter it by In situ or All. Recent Procedures lists the procedures done.

Register a procedure

1. Click + Register Procedure.
2. Pick the Patient, the Procedure Type and the Urologist.
3. Pick the Laterality (Left, Right, Bilateral or N/A), the Date and the Setting: Day case, Theatre or OPD.
4. Type the Procedure / Detail, for example Right URS + laser lithotripsy, and the Findings.
5. For a procedure that can leave a stent, such as URS or PCNL, tick A DJ stent was left in if one was. Check the dwell time in weeks; the due date shows.
6. Pick the Outcome: Completed, Complication or Abandoned.
7. Click Register.

A stent left in is added to the tracker with its removal date.

Add a stent put in elsewhere

1. Click + Add Stent.
2. Pick the Patient and Side, set the Inserted date and the Dwell in weeks, and add notes.
3. Click Add to Register.

Remove a stent

When the stent comes out, click Mark Removed on its row in the tracker. It leaves the overdue list.

Bill a procedure

Click Collect on the procedure in Recent Procedures. The price comes from the price list. For an admitted patient, the charge joins their admission bill.

Common questions

What does alerted mean on a stent? A reminder was sent about the overdue stent, when your hospital has set up message alerts for it.

Where do I get a list to phone patients? See Stent Recall List.

Where are all procedures listed? See Procedure Register.