Emergency Department Targeted Ultrasound for the Detection of Hydronephrosis

An Emergency Department Targeted Ultrasound (EDTU) is an ultrasound examination performed by an emergency department physician, instead of a radiologist or ultrasound technician. EDTU is intended to be a readily assessable test performed at the bedside, to quickly and safely determine the presence of a disease state; it answers a binary question, as compared to formal ultrasound imaging which seeks to determine the cause of a patient's symptoms.

The objective of this study is to determine the accuracy of EDTU in patients suspected of renal colic. By demonstrating excellent test characteristics, these investigators hope that this research will be used to incorporate EDTU for hydronephrosis into standard emergency care in Canada.

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Key information

Conditions

Urolithiasis Female Urogenital Diseases Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications Hydronephrosis Kidney Diseases Male Urogenital Diseases Ultrasonography Urogenital Diseases Urologic Diseases

Age range

16 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Emergency Department patients
Males and Females
Age 16-65
Undergoing CT scan of the abdomen or formal ultrasound of the abdomen at Kingston General Hospital or Hotel Dieu Hospital in Kingston, Ontario.

Exclusion criteria

Hemodynamic instability
Fever
Leukocytes or nitrites on dipstick urinalysis
Pregnancy
Renal failure
Single functioning kidney or renal transplant

Treatment and study plan

emergency department targeted ultrasound imaging

Other

bedside ultrasound performed by emergency physician to identify hydronephrosis

Other names: EDTU

Primary outcomes

Diagnostic accuracy of EDTU

Time frame: 1 hour

Secondary outcomes

same measures of diagnostic accuracy in the planned subgroup of patients being investigated for suspected renal colic

Time frame: 1 hour

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Queen's University

Other

Collaborators

The Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2007
Primary completion: 2009
Study completion: 2009
First posted: Nov 8, 2007
Registry last updated: Jul 22, 2009

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