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
Spleen volume and clinical disease manifestations of severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria in African children
Kotlyar S, Nteziyaremye J, Olupot-Olupot P, Akech SO, Moore CL, Maitland K. Spleen volume and clinical disease manifestations of severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria in African children. Transactions Of The Royal Society Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2014, 108: 283-289. PMID: 24639372, PMCID: PMC5693319, DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/tru040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere malarial anemiaTotal body surface areaCerebral malariaPlasmodium falciparum malariaSpleen volumeFalciparum malariaSevere malariaZ-scoreDisease manifestationsSevere P. falciparum malariaSevere Plasmodium falciparum malariaAfrican childrenProspective observational studyP. falciparum malariaSevere disease manifestationsClinical disease manifestationsBody surface areaMalarial anemiaSpleen enlargementClinical manifestationsSMA groupSplenic sequestrationHealthy controlsObservational studyCM group