Hydronephrosis on Ultrasound With CT Finding in Patients With Renal Colic

Yale University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hydronephrosis; Renal Colic

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01349244

IRB # 1006006943

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine the overall sensitivity and specificity of hydronephrosis on point-of-care bedside ultrasound to identify hydronephrosis as compared to hydronephrosis found by CT.

Enrollment: 97 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Emergency Department patients 18 yrs or older with suspected renal colic in whom the clinician intends to obtain a CT scan to diagnose kidney stone.
• Informed consent will be required prior to enrollment in the study.

Exclusion criteria

• Known renal disease (any ESRD, transplant, PCKD), dementia, trauma, language barrier, incarcerated patients, and patients who do not undergo CT.