Renal Colic Fast Track Pathway in the Emergency Department.

Fundacion para la Investigacion Biomedica del Hospital Universitario la Paz128 enrolled

Overview

Validation of a high-resolution, fast track pathway that combines the use of laboratory tests at the Point-of-Care Testing (POCT) and Point-of-Care ultrasound (POCUS) versus the classical pathway, in which blood samples are sent to the central laboratory and comprehensive radiological exams ordered, being equally effective, at a lower cost of care and time of stay in the emergency department.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

128

Conditions

Renal Colic

Interventions

Point-of-Care ultrasound and testingDIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Point-of-Care ultrasound + Point-of-Care blood gas testing

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * First renal colic episode * Need of analgesia * Oral tolerance Exclusion Criteria: * Hemodynamic instability * Fever * Anuria * Abdominal trauma * Chronic renal failure * Active oncologic disease * Kidney transplant or monorenal patient

Locations (1)

Hospital Universitario La Paz

Madrid, Spain

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Length of stay in the Emergency Department

Time frame: 24 hours

Adverse events

Time frame: 30 days

Secondary Outcomes

Number of conclusive exams in the Point-of-Care intervention arm.

Time frame: 24 hours

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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