Kidney Stone
Conditions
Brief summary
This study intend to evaluate the use of acute computed tomography (CT) when acute renal colic, regarding treatment decisions, time to intervention and additional visits to the Emergency Department
Detailed description
All patients with a diagnosis of urolithiasis at the Emergency Department in Helsingborg was included during one year, 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. Data regarding size and location of stone, treatment, follow up was extracted from the medical records.
Interventions
RADIATIONAcute CT
Acute CT (a CT within 24 h)
RADIATIONDeferred CT
Deferred CT (a CT within 3-4 weeks)
Sponsors
Region Skane
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Patients with a diagnosis of urolithiasis at the Emergency Department in Helsingborg
Exclusion criteria
* Patients with a locked medical record
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rate of interventions | 1 year | Rate of ESWL (extracorporal shockwave lithotripsy), URS (ureteroscopy) and PCNL (percutanous nephrolithotripsy) |
| Time to intervention | 1 year | Time to intervention, measured in number of days |
| Number of additional visits to the Emergency Department | 1 year | Number of additional visits to the Emergency Department |
Countries
Sweden
Outcome results
None listed