TY - JOUR T1 - Use of tamsulosin in patients with urinary calculi to increase spontaneous stone passage JF - Emergency Medicine Journal JO - Emerg Med J SP - 725 LP - 726 DO - 10.1136/emj.2007.053231 VL - 24 IS - 10 A2 - , Y1 - 2007/10/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/24/10/725.abstract N2 - Report by Brook Woolley, Emergency Medicine Resident Checked by Jeffrey Jones, Research Director Abstract A short cut review was carried out to establish whether tamsulosin enhances the chances of spontaneous stone expulsion in renal colic. Thirty-five papers were found using the reported searches, of which two (a meta-analysis and one further randomised controlled trial) presented 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 papers are presented in table 3. … ER -