The objective of this study was to describe and present the initial results of a computer-based system that tracks ureteral stents and automatically sends a reminder through a @entity851 ( @entity851 ) to both the @entity1 's and the urologist's mobile phones Using an integrated stent register program (SRP) and a stent extraction reminder program (SERP) with an electronic @entity1 record program (EPRP) located within our hospital's computer network. In this system, the demographic data of all of the @entity1 are recorded into the password-protected EPRP. After a stent is inserted, the surgeon enters the details of the operation into the EPRP. The SRP automatically asks the user to define the "optimal stent life (OSL)". The SERP checks the recorded @entity1 daily and sends an @entity851 reminder to staff and @entity1 when the OSL is reached. The SERP continues to send reminders via the @entity851 until stent is removed. We analyzed the success of the @entity851 recall system. A total of 186 @entity1 received stents over an 11-month period. The @entity1 in group-2 (n = 108) were recalled by the SERP, and the remainder of the @entity1 (n = 78, group-1) were not included in the project. The mean delay from the designated OSL to the time of stent removal was 307    118.6 (72-1,344) and 14.6    2.06 (5-36) h in groups 1 and 2, respectively (p < 0.0001). Our initial results showed that the SRP and SERP prevent stent removal from being forgotten, thus preventing related medical and legal problems.

A solution for medical and legal problems arising from forgotten ureteral stents: initial results from a reminder @entity851 ( XXXX ).

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity851 :: ('MESH:D006130', 'Disease') :: ['SMS', 'short message service']
@entity851 :: (MESH:D006130,Disease) :: ['SMS']
