Authors: Dor Golomb, Amit Shemesh, Hanan Goldberg, Ben Shalom, Eyal Hen, Eyal Barkai, Fahed Atamna, Haitham Abu Nijmeh, Amir Cooper, Orit Raz

Publication date: 2022/8/16

Journal: Urologia Journal

Pages: 03915603221116992

Publisher: SAGE Publications

:Description

• Objectives
  
  To examine the age-related differences in the presentation, management, and outcomes of patients admitted to the emergency department (ED) with ureteral stones.
• Patients and methods
  A retrospective analysis of all patients who visited the ED at a single institution that were found to have a ureteral stone on CT. Clinical, laboratory, and imaging parameters were collected, including outcomes. Patients were subdivided into age groups: 18–30, 31–50, 51–70, and >70 years.
• Results
  Between January 2018 and December 2020, 778 patients were admitted to the ED with a ureteral stone. About 78% (609) were males and 22% (169) were females. The mean ages were 49.4 (SD 14.4) and 51.6 (SD 15.7) in males and females, respectively (p = 0.08). Patients in the 36–50 age group, had significantly higher visual analogue scale (VAS) scores (p < 0.0001). Patients older than 70 years old presented with …