The U-POCUS protocol: urinalysis and point-of-care ultrasound to exclude symptomatic ureterolithiasis in emergency department patients
The presence of hematuria and/or hydronephrosis was 99.2% sensitive for the presence of ureterolithiasis diagnosed on computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis. The U-PoCUS protocol missed only one symptomatic ureterolithiasis.
Authors
- Timothy Yeung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8113-9914)
- Matthew Tripod (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6993-1012)
- Thomas Costantino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6723-0674)
- Steven Peterson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8767-2998)
- Claire Shaffer
- Matthew Berger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8876-2418)
- Kendra Mendez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2674-4115)
- Ryan C. Gibbons (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1686-8771)
Institutions
- Harrisburg University of Science and Technology (US)
- Loma Linda University (US)
- UPMC Central Pa (US)
- Capital Health (US)
- Temple University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s43678-025-00998-z
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.56