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
2014
Effect of Provider Experience on Clinician-Performed Ultrasonography for Hydronephrosis in Patients With Suspected Renal Colic
Herbst MK, Rosenberg G, Daniels B, Gross CP, Singh D, Molinaro AM, Luty S, Moore CL. Effect of Provider Experience on Clinician-Performed Ultrasonography for Hydronephrosis in Patients With Suspected Renal Colic. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2014, 64: 269-276. PMID: 24630203, PMCID: PMC5131571, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2014.01.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComputed tomographyRenal colicPositive likelihood ratioNegative likelihood ratioFellowship trainingTest characteristicsEmergency cliniciansUreteral stonesPhysician cliniciansAcademic medical center emergency departmentMedical Center Emergency DepartmentClinician-performed ultrasonographyAbsence of hydronephrosisCenter emergency departmentDegree of hydronephrosisLikelihood ratioDetection of hydronephrosisDirect patient careUnique cliniciansDefinitive test resultsProspective studyEmergency departmentBedside ultrasonographyUltrasonographic resultsEmergency physicians