Researchers conducted a prospective, double-blind, randomized clinical trial from November 2022 to August 2023 that enrolled 840 adults (aged 18 to 65 years) with suspected acute renal colic and a ...

ICU A combination of intravenous lidocaine and ketorolac was found to be superior to IV lidocaine alone and comparable with IV ketorolac alone for alleviating suspected renal colic pain. A combination ...

Piroxicam and paracetamol do not prevent pain recurrence or emergency department (ED) readmission within 7 days of renal colic treatment. The incidence of adverse effects is higher in patients ...

Acupuncture May Ease Hot Flashes from Androgen Deprivation Therapy Acupuncture can be considered an optional adjunctive pain treatment for acute renal colic, according to investigators. Acupuncture ...

Each year, over 2 million people visit U.S. emergency departments for suspected renal colic, which typically causes intense flank or abdominal pain due to kidney stones blocking the urinary tract. The ...

Renal colic (spasms of pain in the back usually caused by kidney stones) occurs in a circadian pattern, finds a study in this week’s BMJ. Researchers reviewed all episodes of renal colic from 1990 to ...

ROME – Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi is in the hospital suffering from renal colic on the day he planned to present his candidates for European Parliament elections. Berlusconi's press ...

To the Editor: Although generally comprehensive, Teichman's review of acute renal colic due to ureteral calculus (Feb. 12 issue) 1 failed to mention the calcium-channel blocker nifedipine in the ...