Efficacy of ketorolac tromethamine versus meperidine in the ED treatment of acute renal colic

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 6-10

  Larkin, Gregory Luke ^a   Peacock IV, W Franklin ^b   Pearl, Steven M ^c   Blair, Gary A ^c   D'Amico, Frank ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ketorolac; Meperidine; Renal colic

Indexed keywords

KETOROLAC TROMETAMOL; PETHIDINE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FIRST AID; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS PYELOGRAPHY; KIDNEY COLIC; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER STONE;

EID: 0032899846     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(99)90003-7     Document Type: Article

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