The Effect of Alpha-Blockade in Emergency Department Patients with Ureterolithiasis

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 368-373

  Watts, Hannah F ^a   Tekwani, Karis L ^a   Chan, Cindy W ^a   Rzechula, Kathleen H ^a   Kulstad, Erik B ^a  

^a ADVOCATE CHRIST MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

alpha blockade; tamsulosin; ureterolithiasis; urolithiasis

Indexed keywords

TAMSULOSIN;

ADULT; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; RADIOLOGIST; RECIPIENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TELEPHONE; URETER; URETER STONE;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SULFONAMIDES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETEROLITHIASIS;

EID: 77949918806     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2008.08.032     Document Type: Article

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