Therapeutic approaches for renal colic in the emergency department: a review article.
BACKGROUND
Renal colic is frequently described as the worst pain ever experienced, and management of this intense pain is necessary. The object of our review was to discuss different approaches of pain control for patients with acute renal colic in the emergency department.


METHODS
Studies that discussed the treatment of renal colic pain were included in this review. We collected articles from reputable internet databases.


RESULTS
Our study showed that some new treatment approaches, such as the use of lidocaine or nerve blocks, can be used to control the severe and persistent pain of renal colic.


CONCLUSIONS
Some new approaches are discussed and their impact on renal colic pain control was compared with traditional therapies. The effectiveness of the new approaches in this review is similar or even better than in traditional treatments.
Medical Philosophy and History Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Samad Ej
SE
Golzari
Cardiovascular Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Hassan
H
Soleimanpour
Emergency Medicine Department, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Farzad
F
Rahmani
Students Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Nahid
N
Zamani Mehr
Anesthesiology and Critical Care Department, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Saeid
S
Safari
Cardiovascular Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Yaghoub
Y
Heshmat
Emergency Medicine Department, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Hanieh
H
Ebrahimi Bakhtavar
Emergency Department; Lidocaine; Nerve Block; Renal Colic