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Table 1 Cohort characteristics

From: Point-of-care ultrasound for the detection of hydronephrosis in emergency department patients with suspected renal colic

N

413

Male (%)

208 (50.4)

Age, years mean (SD)

42.2 (13.5)

BMI, mean (SD)

28.96 (11.2)

BMI category (%)

 < 20

27 (6.7)

 20–24.9

111 (27.6)

 25–29.9

126 (31.3)

 30–34.9

76 (18.9)

 > 35

62 (15.4)

 Missing

10

Time from POCUS to formal imaging, min

 Mean (SD)

−31.81 (63.1)

 Median

−40.50

 25th percentile

−58.0

 75th percentile

−24.0

Hydronephrosis present on POCUS

 No

175 (42.4)

 Yes

219 (53.0)

 Indeterminate

19 (4.6)

Formal imaging modality

 CT

350 (85.0)

 US

63 (15.0)

Hydronephrosis on formal imaging

 Severe

19 (4.6)

 Moderate

78 (19.0)

 Mild

113 (27.4)

 Absent

202 (49.0)

2nd ER visit for Imaging results (%)

49 (12)

Urologic Consult

60 (17.4)

Urologic intervention/complication

 Lithotripsy

15 (4.4)

 Stent

20 (5.8)

 Percutaneous nephrostomy

0

 Sepsis

8 (2.3)

 Hospital admission

17 (5.2)

 Death

0

Stone or evidence of recent passage seen on formal imaging (%)

205 (50)

  1. SD standard deviation, BMI body mass index, CT computed tomography, US ultrasound)