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Kidney Stones in Pregnancy: Delivery Outcomes

National inpatient data show higher complication rates and longer hospital stays among pregnant patients with kidney stones.

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    Pregnant patients with renal calculi had 85% complication rates.

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    Average hospital stay was 5.1 days for those with renal calculi.

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    Insurance status impacts complication risk.

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    Native American patients faced higher risk.

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    Study utilized HCUP-NIS database.

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    Physiological changes in pregnancy increase stone formation risk.

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    Limitations include lack of specificity in renal calculi types.

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    Findings improve the understanding of complications in diverse settings.

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Kidney Stones in Pregnancy: Delivery Outcomes

  • by Kathryn Wighton

  • March 11, 2026

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