title: The Role of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in Renal Colic.
abstract: NSAIDs provide optimal analgesia in renal colic due to the reduction in glomerular filtration and renal pelvic pressure, ureteric peristalsis and ureteric oedema. Prevention of glomerular afferent arteriolar vasodilatation renders these patients at risk of renal impairment. NSAIDs have the additional benefit of reducing the number of new colic episodes and preventing subsequent readmission to hospital. Despite recent work promoting the use of pharmacological agents to improve stone passage rates, NSAIDs do not appear to reduce the time to stone passage or increase the likelihood of stone passage in renal colic.
authors.affiliation: Bristol Urological Institute, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK. drkimdav@aol.com.
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Davenport
authors.affiliation: Bristol Urological Institute, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK. lizziw@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Waine
keywords: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; renal colic; ureteric stone