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Treatment of reno-ureteral colic by twelfth intercostal nerve block with lidocaine versus intramuscular diclofenac

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Abstract

Introduction and objective

Renal colic is one of the most intense pains known to humans. Standard treatment usually consists of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and opiates, but they do not always provide optimum efficacy and speed in relieving the pain. For more than 25 years, our hospital has been employing twelfth subcostal nerve block. The objective of the present study was to compare the efficacy of subcostal nerve block with lidocaine versus intramuscular diclofenac in renal colic management.

Methods

Sixty patients of both sexes, above the age of 18 years, and presenting with renal colic were randomly selected for the study. The visual analog scale was applied prior to the treatment and at minutes 1, 3, 5, 30, and 45 after the application of the twelfth nerve block or the intramuscular administration of diclofenac.

Results

A total of 60 patients, 35 women and 25 men, were included in the study. There were statistically significant differences in the mean scores for pain from minute 1 to minute 45. There were no adverse effects.

Conclusions

Twelfth Subcostal nerve block with lidocaine is an efficacious, safe, inexpensive, and very fast-acting medication for pain control related to renal colic. These characteristics make it superior to diclofenac.

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    Miguel Maldonado-Avila, Marcos Del Rosario-Santiago, Jesus Emmanuel Rosas-Nava, Hugo Arturo Manzanilla-Garcia, Victor Manuel Rios-Davila, Patricia Rodriguez-Nava, Roberto Alejandro Vela-Mollinedo & Mateo Leopoldo Garduño-Arteaga

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The research protocol for this study was approved by the research committee of our institution (Registration Number DI/14/105/04/047), and it was found to adhere to the rules of good clinical practice.

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Maldonado-Avila, M., Del Rosario-Santiago, M., Rosas-Nava, J.E. et al. Treatment of reno-ureteral colic by twelfth intercostal nerve block with lidocaine versus intramuscular diclofenac. Int Urol Nephrol 49, 413–417 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-016-1479-5

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