Impact of Acute Computed Tomography on Treatment Decisions and Time to Intervention in Renal Colic

Region Skane

Status: Completed

Conditions: Kidney Stone

Treatments: Radiation: Deferred CT; Radiation: Acute CT

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06535711

2021-06913-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

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

Full 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.

Enrollment: 612 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with a diagnosis of urolithiasis at the Emergency Department in Helsingborg

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with a locked medical record

Trial design

612 participants in 2 patient groups

Acute CT

Description:

Those with an acute CT (within 24 h).

Treatment:

Radiation: Acute CT

Deferred CT

Description:

Those without an acute CT, instead a CT within 3-4 weeks.

Treatment:

Radiation: Deferred CT