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
2013
Prevalence and Clinical Importance of Alternative Causes of Symptoms Using a Renal Colic Computed Tomography Protocol in Patients With Flank or Back Pain and Absence of Pyuria
Moore CL, Daniels B, Singh D, Luty S, Molinaro A. Prevalence and Clinical Importance of Alternative Causes of Symptoms Using a Renal Colic Computed Tomography Protocol in Patients With Flank or Back Pain and Absence of Pyuria. Academic Emergency Medicine 2013, 20: 470-478. PMID: 23672361, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCause of symptomsAbsence of pyuriaCause of painBack painUreteral stonesRecord reviewUrine infectionEmergency departmentClinical importanceUnimportant causeKidney stonesAlternative causesRetrospective observational analysisComputed tomography protocolPain protocolAdult patientsPatient's symptomsClassic symptomsCT scanStone diagnosisAlternate causePainPatientsSymptomsPyuria