Comparison of stone size and response to analgesic treatment in predicting outcome of patients with renal colic

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 135-139

  Prina, L D ^a   Rancatore, E ^a   Secic, M ^b   Weber, R E ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF COLORECTAL SURGERY   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ketorolac; Outcome; Stone size; Ureteral stone

Indexed keywords

KETOROLAC; NARCOTIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ARTICLE; COLIC; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PAIN; PROGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; URETER OBSTRUCTION;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; COLIC; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KETOROLAC; KIDNEY CALCULI; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCOTICS; PAIN; PROGNOSIS; URETERAL OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0036598726     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-200206000-00007     Document Type: Article

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