Testicular Torsion

This study has been commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership
as part of the Child Health Clinical Outcome Review Programme.
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Data collection for study: Commenced August 2022  
Clinical data collection: Open  
Organisational data collection:Open  
Publication date: Winter 2024   

Aim
To review the complete pathway and quality of care provided to children and young people 2 – 24 years of age who present to hospital with testicular torsion.

Participation
All acute hospital providers where patients with testicular torsion might be admitted will be asked to participate in the study. Primary care practices will be asked to participate if it is identified that a patient selected for inclusion in the study was admitted to hospital following a referral from primary care.

Data collection
Patient identification spreadsheet
Patients aged 2 to 24 years, inclusive, admitted to hospital with testicular torsion, between the 1st April 2021 – 31st March 2022.

Clinician questionnaires
Up to 10 patients per hospital will be sampled for inclusion in the peer review aspect of the study. A questionnaire will be sent to the surgeon who was responsible for the care of the patient at the time of the operation. A questionnaire will also be sent to the primary care practitioner responsible for the patient at the time referral to hospital (where applicable).

Case note extracts for review
Case notes will be requested for all patients included in the peer review aspect of the study.

Organisational questionnaires
Questionnaires will be sent to all hospitals participating in the study via the online questionnaire system.