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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedDaniels B, Schoenfeld E, Taylor A
Predictors of hospital admission and urological intervention in adult emergency department patients with computerized tomography confirmed ureteral stones.
In this paper, the authors describe predictors of hospital admission or urological intervention. The investigators concluded that intervention was common among admitted patients but occurred in a minority of those discharged. Predictors of intervention varied by disposition. Models incorporating computerized tomography findings were similar to those that did not incorporate such findings. The authors suggest that their data support ultrasound first or delayed computerized tomography diagnostic pathways for patients deemed clinically suitable for discharge home.
AHRQ-funded; HS018322; HS022236.
Citation: Daniels B, Schoenfeld E, Taylor A .
Predictors of hospital admission and urological intervention in adult emergency department patients with computerized tomography confirmed ureteral stones.
J Urol 2017 Dec;198(6):1359-66. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2017.06.077..
Keywords: Emergency Department, Imaging
Metzler IS, Smith-Bindman R, Moghadassi M
Emergency department imaging modality effect on surgical management of nephrolithiasis: a multicenter, randomized clinical trial.
In this multicenter randomized clinical trial the inivestigators examined rates of urological referral and intervention to elucidate whether the initial diagnostic imaging modality affected the management of nephrolithiasis. They concluded that patients undergoing a urological intervention who had ultrasonography as initial imaging did not experience a significant delay to intervention or different procedure types, but the majority ultimately underwent computerized tomography before surgery.
AHRQ-funded; HS021281.
Citation: Metzler IS, Smith-Bindman R, Moghadassi M .
Emergency department imaging modality effect on surgical management of nephrolithiasis: a multicenter, randomized clinical trial.
J Urol 2017 Mar;197(3 Pt 1):710-14. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2016.09.122..
Keywords: Emergency Department, Imaging, Surgery