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Usefulness of Protocolized Point-of-Care Ultrasonography for Patients with Acute Renal Colic Who Visited Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Study
Background and Objectives: Ultrasonography is useful in evaluating patients with renal colic and it has high sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing ureter stones by revealing hydronephrosis. We evaluated the efficacy of point-of-care ultrasonography protocol in managing patients with acute renal...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6915595/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31661942 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina55110717 |
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author | Kim, Seok Goo Jo, Ik Joon Kim, Taerim Hwang, Sung Yeon Park, Joo Hyun Shin, Tae Gun Sim, Min Seob Cha, Won Chul Yoon, Hee |
author_facet | Kim, Seok Goo Jo, Ik Joon Kim, Taerim Hwang, Sung Yeon Park, Joo Hyun Shin, Tae Gun Sim, Min Seob Cha, Won Chul Yoon, Hee |
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description | Background and Objectives: Ultrasonography is useful in evaluating patients with renal colic and it has high sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing ureter stones by revealing hydronephrosis. We evaluated the efficacy of point-of-care ultrasonography protocol in managing patients with acute renal colic who visited the emergency department (ED). Materials and Methods: Between March 2019 and July 2019, patients who visited the ED because of renal colic were randomly assigned by date of visit either to the conventional group (CG), who underwent routine diagnostic work-up without ultrasonography, or to the ultrasonography group (UG), who underwent bedside ultrasonography as an initial diagnostic testing. When hydronephrosis was detected in the UG group, a confirmatory non-contrast abdomen computed tomography scan was promptly performed. The ED length of stay, complications, and missed or delayed high-risk diagnosis were evaluated. Results: In total, 128 of 147 analyzed patients were confirmed to have ureter stones. The ED length of stay was significantly lower in the UG group than in the CG group (mean 172 min; 95% confidence interval (CI): 151–194 min vs. mean 234 min; 95% CI: 216–252 min). The medical cost was also remarkably lower in the UG group than in the CG group (259 USD vs. 319 USD; p < 0.001). The incidence of complications within 30 days after visiting ED and missed or delayed high-risk diagnosis were not significantly different between the two groups. Conclusions: We found that protocolized point-of-care ultrasonography in patients with acute renal colic who visited the ED can more effectively reduce the length of stay and medical cost without 30-day complication than usual clinical practice. |
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spelling | pubmed-69155952019-12-24 Usefulness of Protocolized Point-of-Care Ultrasonography for Patients with Acute Renal Colic Who Visited Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Study Kim, Seok Goo Jo, Ik Joon Kim, Taerim Hwang, Sung Yeon Park, Joo Hyun Shin, Tae Gun Sim, Min Seob Cha, Won Chul Yoon, Hee Medicina (Kaunas) Article Background and Objectives: Ultrasonography is useful in evaluating patients with renal colic and it has high sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing ureter stones by revealing hydronephrosis. We evaluated the efficacy of point-of-care ultrasonography protocol in managing patients with acute renal colic who visited the emergency department (ED). Materials and Methods: Between March 2019 and July 2019, patients who visited the ED because of renal colic were randomly assigned by date of visit either to the conventional group (CG), who underwent routine diagnostic work-up without ultrasonography, or to the ultrasonography group (UG), who underwent bedside ultrasonography as an initial diagnostic testing. When hydronephrosis was detected in the UG group, a confirmatory non-contrast abdomen computed tomography scan was promptly performed. The ED length of stay, complications, and missed or delayed high-risk diagnosis were evaluated. Results: In total, 128 of 147 analyzed patients were confirmed to have ureter stones. The ED length of stay was significantly lower in the UG group than in the CG group (mean 172 min; 95% confidence interval (CI): 151–194 min vs. mean 234 min; 95% CI: 216–252 min). The medical cost was also remarkably lower in the UG group than in the CG group (259 USD vs. 319 USD; p < 0.001). The incidence of complications within 30 days after visiting ED and missed or delayed high-risk diagnosis were not significantly different between the two groups. Conclusions: We found that protocolized point-of-care ultrasonography in patients with acute renal colic who visited the ED can more effectively reduce the length of stay and medical cost without 30-day complication than usual clinical practice. MDPI 2019-10-28 /pmc/articles/PMC6915595/ /pubmed/31661942 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina55110717 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Kim, Seok Goo Jo, Ik Joon Kim, Taerim Hwang, Sung Yeon Park, Joo Hyun Shin, Tae Gun Sim, Min Seob Cha, Won Chul Yoon, Hee Usefulness of Protocolized Point-of-Care Ultrasonography for Patients with Acute Renal Colic Who Visited Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Study |
title | Usefulness of Protocolized Point-of-Care Ultrasonography for Patients with Acute Renal Colic Who Visited Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Study |
title_full | Usefulness of Protocolized Point-of-Care Ultrasonography for Patients with Acute Renal Colic Who Visited Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Study |
title_fullStr | Usefulness of Protocolized Point-of-Care Ultrasonography for Patients with Acute Renal Colic Who Visited Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Usefulness of Protocolized Point-of-Care Ultrasonography for Patients with Acute Renal Colic Who Visited Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Study |
title_short | Usefulness of Protocolized Point-of-Care Ultrasonography for Patients with Acute Renal Colic Who Visited Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Study |
title_sort | usefulness of protocolized point-of-care ultrasonography for patients with acute renal colic who visited emergency department: a randomized controlled study |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6915595/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31661942 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina55110717 |
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