2017
Predictors of Hospital Admission and Urological Intervention in Adult Emergency Department Patients with Computerized Tomography Confirmed Ureteral Stones
Daniels B, Schoenfeld E, Taylor A, Weisenthal K, Singh D, Moore CL. Predictors of Hospital Admission and Urological Intervention in Adult Emergency Department Patients with Computerized Tomography Confirmed Ureteral Stones. Journal Of Urology 2017, 198: 1359-1366. PMID: 28652122, PMCID: PMC5693671, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2017.06.077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComputerized tomography findingsUrological interventionPredictors of interventionTomography findingsHospital admissionRenal ultrasoundC-statisticEmergency departmentUreteral stonesPrior proceduresAdult emergency department patientsLonger pain durationSimilar C-statisticsEmergency department patientsPredictors of admissionLarge stonesObstructing ureteral stonePatients 66Kidney injuryPain durationDepartment patientsRegression modelsSymptomatic stonesProspective dataDiagnostic pathway
2015
STONE PLUS: Evaluation of Emergency Department Patients With Suspected Renal Colic, Using a Clinical Prediction Tool Combined With Point-of-Care Limited Ultrasonography
Daniels B, Gross CP, Molinaro A, Singh D, Luty S, Jessey R, Moore CL. STONE PLUS: Evaluation of Emergency Department Patients With Suspected Renal Colic, Using a Clinical Prediction Tool Combined With Point-of-Care Limited Ultrasonography. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2015, 67: 439-448. PMID: 26747219, PMCID: PMC5074842, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.10.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk patientsEmergency department patientsSymptomatic stonesUrologic interventionUreteral stonesComputed tomographyDepartment patientsUncomplicated ureteral stonesAbsence of hydronephrosisAdult ED patientsModerate-risk patientsProspective observational studyClinical prediction toolPresence of hydronephrosisClinical prediction scoreSymptomatic ureteral stonesAlternative findingsRenal pointSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeED patientsRecord reviewRenal colicRisk stratificationScore patients