Do intravenous urograms still have a role in investigating renal colic? A prospective audit of practice in a DGH
Authors: Miranda Lewis, Eleanor Winstanley, Michael Shenouda, Rachel Darnell, Olatunden Macaulay, Lucy Freeman, William Dunsmuir
Journal: International Journal of Surgery (2013)

s / International Journal of Surgery 11 (2013) 686e745 730 ABSTRACTS Background: The new national guideline from NHS improvement was to notify relevant team of known cancer patient being acutely admitted to hospitals providing acute oncological service. A new uro-oncology alert system by text and e-mail was set up at our District General Hospital accordingly. Aim: To assess the time delay of notification of acute admission. To assess the quality of referrals and outcomes for urological cancers through the system Methods: Prospective assessment of the 53 referrals through the alert system from October 2011 to January 2012. Results: Of the 53, 32 patients had same day notification. Significant delay of more than 72 hours was in 3 patients. 19 of these were for urological cancer related admissions while 6 were for non urological cancers and the rest were for non cancer related events. 5 patients had urgent input in their care that has resulted in better outcomes. Conclusion: About 10% of patients had averted a significant adverse outcome because of the alert. Delay in notification and false notifications are the problems of initial service setup and should be corrected at the patient inclusion level. Longer numbers are needed to ascertain if the alert system would bring about significantly better outcomes. 1150: CAN RENAL TUMOUR CHARACTERISTICS HELP US PREDICT TIME TO TUMOUR RECURRENCE? Tsong Kwong, Dan Magrill, Nick Ting, Samuel Ling, Hwee Jeon, Cathy Corbishley, Uday Patel, Ayres Ben, Pieter Le Roux, Christopher Anderson. St Georges Hospital, London, UK. Aims: The incidence of renal carcinoma is increasing with more nephrectomies being performed. It has a high recurrence rate, with 20-30% developing metastases after nephrectomy; however information about time to recurrence is often lacking. The aim of this study was determine timescales of recurrence based on tumour characteristics. Methods: Using our prospectively compiled database on radical nephrectomies, our analysis concentrated on the incidence and time to recurrence, and also tumour characteristics such as stage and grade. Results: We had complete data for 205 patients. For pT1 cancers (n 1⁄4 60), the median time to recurrence was 38.5 months, for pT2 (n1⁄441) 24 months and for pT3 (n1⁄499) 13 months (p 1⁄4 0.09). For low grade tumours (G1-2, n1⁄4 98), the median recurrence time was 42 months and for high grade tumours (G3-4, n 1⁄4 106), it was 11 months, which was statistically significant (p1⁄40.004). Conclusions: This data shows that tumours with higher grade and stage are likely to recur earlier, and that higher grade tumours recur more often. This information should enable clinicians to counsel patients more accurately, and could be implemented into local diagnostic and follow-up protocols. 1153: DO INTRAVENOUS UROGRAMS STILL HAVE A ROLE IN INVESTIGATING RENAL COLIC? A PROSPECTIVE AUDIT OF PRACTICE IN A DGH Miranda Lewis, Eleanor Winstanley, Michael Shenouda, Rachel Darnell, Olatunden Macaulay, Lucy Freeman, William Dunsmuir. St Peters Hospital, Chertsey, UK. Aims: BAUS and NICE guidelines recommend non-contrast CTKUB for diagnosing renal calculi. This is not always possible in district general hospitals, particularly out-of-hours. We audited imaging of suspected renal colic in a DGH. Methods: Prospective audit of 61 patients with suspected renal colic. Data collected included initial and subsequent imaging and delays to definitive management. Results: CTKUB was first-line imaging in 26 patients (42.6%), intravenous urogram (IVU) in 19 (31.1%), ultrasound scan in 11 (18%), and plain abdominal x-ray in 5 (8.2%). Of those investigated with IVU initially, 84% were performed outside of working hours (0900-1700). 40% of patients who did not have an initial CTKUB subsequently required this for definitive diagnosis. Mean delay between initial and subsequent imaging was >19 hours resulting in an extra night hospital stay for 9 patients, with approximate additional cost to the trust of £4,500. Conclusions: CTKUB has a better specificity and sensitivity than IVU for diagnosing renal calculi. Unless clinically unwell, we recommend CTKUB as first-line in all cases of suspected renal colic, with planned re-attendance for definitive imaging if presenting out-of-hours. This should reduce additional radiation to patients, reduce delays in management and discharge, and provide additional cost-savings to the trust. 1211: BARRIERS TO DECISION MAKING IN CANCER MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS. ANALYSIS OF CANCER DECISION-MAKING IN TWO SURGICAL SPECIALITIES Rozh Jalil , Marcelo Vasquez Rios , Nick Sevdalis , James Green . 1 Imperial College London, London, UK; Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK. Introduction: In the UK, the multidisciplinary setting has become the standard to discuss cancer cases, yet there is no agreed way to assess the efficacy of MDT meetings (MDMs). This study investigated the factors hampering decision-making in cancer MDMs. Methods: All available MDT decision outcomes of cancer patients discussed between February to December 2012 of both Urology and colorectal surgery were reviewed. MDT decisions and reasons for cases with no decision reached were analysed. Results: MDT discussion outcome of 2035 cancer cases were reviewed (19 Urology MDMs, n1⁄41126, 50 Colorectal MDMs, n1⁄4909). 9.5%(n1⁄4107) of Urology and 6.4%(n1⁄458) of colorectal cases had no decision reached. Main reasons were: unavailability of histopathological results (47.7%(n1⁄451) of urology and 24.1%(n1⁄414) of Colorectal cases); unavailability of radiological investigation results (43.9%(n1⁄447) of Urology and 43.1%(n1⁄425) of Colorectal cases); unavailability of an Oncologist in the meeting(3.7%(n1⁄44) of Urology and 5.2%(n1⁄43) of Colorectal cases). Discussion: This study uncovers the main barriers that MDTs face in decision-making. Assessing the efficacy of a MDT could be made by its capability to formulate a decision plan for all the cases discussed. Tackling these barriers would result in a more cost-effective process, enhance decision-making and thus enhance cancer care. 1245: SURGICAL AND ONCOLOGICAL OUTCOMES FOLLOWING NEPHROURETERECTOMY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF UTTCC Anna Mainwaring, Adam Carter, Daniel Painter. Royal Gwent Hospital,