Evaluation of Emergency Computed Tomography in Suspected Renal Colic. This is an Observational Retrospective Study Aimed to Evaluate Emergency Computed Tomography in Patients at the Emergency Department in Helsingborg, Sweden, With Suspected Acute Renal Colic.

The goal of this observational study is to learn more about diagnostics in patients with suspected acute renal colic at the emergency department. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* How many patients with symtoms of urolithiasis have a stone in the urinary tract at the emergency computed tomography (CT) * Location and size of the stones. * Evaluate time to intervention and closure and if this has changed due to emergency CT.

Participants are patients with symtoms of suspected acute renal colic at the emergency department in Helsingborg with an emergency CT within 24 hours.

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Key information

Conditions

Kidney Stone Calculi Female Urogenital Diseases Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications Kidney Calculi Kidney Diseases Male Urogenital Diseases Nephrolithiasis Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Anatomical Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Renal Colic Signs and Symptoms Urinary Calculi Urogenital Diseases Urolithiasis Urologic Diseases

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Urology Department

Helsingborg, Sweden

About this study

Since October 2022 The National Guidelines in Sweden recommend emergency CT for patients with suspected acute renal colic at the emergency department. In May 2023 the Department of Urology implemented this new regime with emergency CT for these patients in collaboration with the Department of Emergency and the Department of Radiology. This study aims to evaluate the first year (May 2023 to May 2024) with this new regime. Data regarding these patients where gathered regarding decriptive data, data regarding the stone, interventions and follow up. The investigators aim to compare the data with data from a soon to be published (Scandinavian Journal of Urology) article evaluating the situation regarding these patients during one year 2018-2019.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

Patient at the emergency department with suspected acute renal colic and an emergency CT within 24 hours 10 May 2023 to 9 May 2024.

Exclusion criteria

None

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

Numbers of patients with a kidney stone on emergency CT

Time frame: From enrollment until the date participants are considered stone free, up to 6 months regarding participants with stone. For participants without a stone, the time frame extends over the duration of their hospitalization, up to 30 days.

Number of patients with a kidney stone on emergency CT. Size and location of the stone as well as time to intervention and closure for those with a stone.

Secondary outcomes

Numbers of visits to the emergency department

Time frame: Time from enrollment until the date the participants are considered stone free, up to 6 months.

Has the number of visits to the emergency department due to acute renal colic changed before and after implementation of emergencty CT

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Region Skane

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Registry information

Official study title

Evaluation of Emergency Computed Tomography in Suspected Renal Colic

Important dates

Study start: 2023
Primary completion: 2025
Study completion: 2025
First posted: Feb 3, 2025
Registry last updated: Sep 16, 2025

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