Background Ketorolac tromethamine is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that extensively used for the management of renal colic in emergency department (ED). It has been proposed ketorolac at doses above its analgesic ceiling with no more advantages and increased risk adverse effects. In this study, we compared effects three intravenous patients colic. Methods This noninferiority, ra...

OBJECTIVES To determine the optimal medication for the treatment of renal colic using evidence based medicine (EBM) parameters (RR, ARR, NNT, NNH, ARI, RRI). SAMPLE AND METHODOLOGY During 2010, an ITT study was conducted on 400 outpatients of the Sarajevo University Clinical Center Urology Clinic in order to investigate renal colic pain relief drugs. Each group consisting of 100 patients was ...

INTRODUCTION Patients with renal colic present to the emergency department in excruciating pain. There is variability in practice regarding the choice of initial analgesic to be used in renal colic. The aim of this article is to outline the protocol for review of the efficacy and safety of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), opioids and paracetamol use in renal colic pain management...

background. the major side effect of cisplatin, used in some tumours, is nephrotoxicity. reactive oxygen species and oxidative damage are the most important factors in cisplatin-induced acute renal failure. the main purpose of this study is to investigate the protective effects of crocin against cisplatin-induced acute renal failure and oxidative stress in rat. methods. in this study, animals w...

This paper presents a study of renal function in I02 patients with lead poisoning admitted to the Occupational Diseases Clinic in Bucharest during the past IO years; nearly half the patients had no history of lead colic. Every possible cause of renal damage, other than lead, was excluded by a careful differential diagnosis. Renal function was investigated by repeated determinations of blood ure...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this prospective study was to evaluate the feasibility of replacing intravenous urography (IVU) with unenhanced computed tomography (CT) as the first line diagnostic modality for acute renal colic in the emergency department. METHODS In the 1-year study period, 82 patients who presented themselves to the emergency room with acute renal colic and who were suspected to...