A comparative, epidemiological study of acute renal colic presentations to emergency departments in Doha, Qatar, and Melbourne, Australia

International Journal of Emergency Medicine

Sameer A. Pathan¹  Sana Nadeem¹  Ramsha Tahir¹  Peter A. Cameron¹  Biswadev Mitra²  Isma Qureshi²  Shahzad Anjum³  Asmaa A. Hameed³  Zain A. Bhutta³  Elle Spencer³ 

[1] Hamad Medical Corporation;Monash University;The Alfred Hospital

关键词: Kidney stones;    Urolithiasis;    Nephrolithiasis;    Renal colic;    Epidemiology;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12245-017-0160-9

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThis study aimed to compare the epidemiology, clinical presentations, management, and outcomes of renal colic presentations in two major academic centers from geographically diverse populations: Qatar (a country in the Afro-Asian stone belt) and South-Eastern Australia (not within a stone belt).

【 授权许可】

CC BY