This is an observational study based on retrospectively collected data of ureter stone patients between 2011 and 2014. Aim of study is to determine radiologic findings of non-contrast abdominal computerized tomography as predicting clinical outcomes of suspect ureter stone patients in emergency department (ED).
Gennerally, non-contrast abdominal computerized tomography is a choice of diagnosis for a ureter stone patient.There was no known well of efficacy of CT for predicting the outcomes in ureter stone patient in ED. Hypothesis of this study are some findings of non-contrast CT may be helpful to predict the clinical outcomes of pain severity (multidose of painkiller), admission and revisit to ED within 5 days after discharge. Investigators analyzed multiple variables including age, sex, initial clinical findings, and various CT findings to assess their association with outcomes; multidose of painkiller in ED, admission at ED and revisit to ED within 5 days.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
862
A adult patients who were diagnosed as urinary stone by the urinary CT
Multiple-painkiller
Patient who take the over 2 painkiller medication because of serious pain.
Time frame: within 6 hours after the ED visit
Admission at ED
Patient who admitted at the ED
Time frame: within 24 hours after the ED visit
Revisit to the hospital within 5 days
Patient who revisit the hospital within 5 days after the ED discharge
Time frame: within 5 days after the ED discharge
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