Comparison of intravenous lidocaine/ketorolac combination to either analgesic alone for suspected renal colic pain in the ED

• Published in: The American journal of emergency medicine Vol. 38; no. 2; pp. 165 - 172
• Main Authors: Motov, Sergey, Fassassi, Catsim, Drapkin, Jefferson, Butt, Mahlaqa, Hossain, Rukhsana, Likourezos, Antonios, Monfort, Ralph, Brady, Jason, Rothberger, Nechama, Mann, Stefan S., Flom, Peter, Gulati, Vishal, Marshall, John
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.02.2020; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Abdomen; Analgesia; Analgesics; Anticoagulants; Cardiovascular disease; Contraindications; Data collection; Emergency; Emergency Department; Emergency medical care; Enrollments; Headache; Hospitals; Intravenous administration; Ketorolac; Kidneys; Lidocaine; Morphine; Narcotics; Nausea; Pain; Pain perception; Patients; Pharmacists; Ulcers; Vital signs; United States > US; Analgesia; Lidocaine; Emergency Department; Ketorolac

To compare analgesic efficacy and safety of intravenous lidocaine and ketorolac combination to each analgesic alone for ED patients with suspected renal colic. We conducted a randomized, double-blind trial comparing analgesic efficacy of a combination of intravenous lidocaine (1.5 mg/kg) and ketorol...