Treatment of Renal colic: Use of intravenous Lidocaine
Journal Title: International Journal Of Research In Medicine - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 4
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Patients suffering from renal colic presents to the ED with intractable pain. Common treatment of renal colic includes NSAIDS and Opiates. Intravenous lidocaine has been shown to have a safe medication profile when used at low doses and is effective in the treatment of renal colic. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study. Patients with diagnosed renal colic pain were included. Patients were given intravenous lidocaine in a dose of 1.5mg/kg. RESULTS: 116 patients were enrolled in the study. In our study, 68 (58.62%) patients had right sided lumbar region pain and rest 48 (41.38%) had left lumbar region pain. 68 (58.62%) patients had right sided lumbar region pain and rest 48 (41.38%) had left lumbar region pain. Pain was radiating to groin in 88 (75.86%) patients and to genetelia in 37 (31.89%) patients. Costovertebral angle tenderness was found in 103 (88.79%) patients. 98 (84.48%) patients had pain relief within 60 minutes of injection lidocaine. 18 (15.52%) patients had no pain relief at 60 minutes of injectable lidocaine and were given rescue analgesics. CONCLUSION: Local anaesthetics halt impulse initiation and transmission process in the axons, by blocking voltage-dependent sodium channels. 90 % patients enrolled in the study by soleimanpour etal., responded to lidocaine. In our study, 84.48% patients had pain relief from lidocaine.
Authors and Affiliations
Chirag J Patel, Jigarkumar B Gosai, Binit N Jhaveri, Divyesh Kalariaya, Utsav N Parikh
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