title: [Treatment of renal colic with intravenous ketoprofen].
abstract: In view of the part played by renal prostaglandins in the mechanisms responsible for pain in renal colic, it was worth trying to find out whether nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents, which inhibit prostaglandin synthesis, have an analgesic effect of their own. In a double-blind trial the effects of ketoprofen 100 mg administered intravenously alone or associated with noramidopyrine were investigated in 62 patients divided at random into two equal groups. A rapid analgesic effect was observed with no significant difference between the groups. No severe side-effects were recorded. The double-blind method made it possible to confirm that ketoprofen administered alone relieved pain in 97% of the patients (with complete sedation in 45%) and acted within 5 minutes. Owing to their effectiveness and safety nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (especially ketoprofen) may be proposed as an alternative to conventional treatments of renal colic. But because of their activity they should not be prescribed until a firm diagnosis has been made. The cause of the colic should also be rapidly determined in order to treat it as well as the pain it produces.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003085:Colic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D007660:Ketoprofen / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010666:Phenylpropionates / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D010666:Phenylpropionates; D007660:Ketoprofen
vernacular_title: Traitement de la colique néphrétique par le kétoprofène intraveineux.