Rate and yield of imaging for acute pyelonephritis in the emergency department: A retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The role of imaging in acute pyelonephritis (APN) in the ED is poorly understood, with variability among clinical guidelines for when patients should be imaged, and the modality of imaging. The objective of this study was to identify the proportion of patients with APN being imaged, the proportion abnormal findings, and the association between abnormal imaging and discharge disposition.

Methods

A single-centre retrospective review of patients with a discharge diagnosis of APN at an adult tertiary referral hospital over a 5-year period (2018-2022) was conducted. The proportion of patients with APN investigated with imaging, and abnormalities on imaging were reported. Logistic regression analyses were performed to assess whether imaging was associated with change in

SUBMITTER: Yu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11852188 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature