PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Caroline Lee
AU  - Dhurga Gnanasegaram
AU  - Margaret Maloba
TI  - Rectal or intravenous non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in acute renal colic
AID  - 10.1136/emj.2005.028654
DP  - 2005 Sep 01
TA  - Emergency Medicine Journal
PG  - 653--654
VI  - 22
IP  - 9
4099  - http://emj.bmj.com/content/22/9/653.short
4100  - http://emj.bmj.com/content/22/9/653.full
SO  - Emerg Med J2005 Sep 01; 22
AB  - A short cut review was carried out to establish whether rectal non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are as effective as IV NSAIDs in the management of acute renal colic. Altogether 179 papers were found using the reported search, of which two represent the best evidence to answer the clinical question. The author, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes, results and study weaknesses of these best papers are tabulated. Rectal NSAIDs are an effective form of analgesia for patients with acute renal colic and have fewer side effects compared with intravenous NSAIDs.