Pharmacoepidemiologic investigation in acute renal cholic in children

Abstract

Acute renal colic is one of the most intense pains in pathology and represents a urologic and nephrologic emergency. This exploratory study was performed on 86 patients with a ages between 10 and more than 18 which completed a questionnaire consisting of some questions about intensity of acute renal colic measured with the visual analogue scale (range=0-10), associated symptoms and the drugs used to reduce pain. In summary this study shows that in most of the patients the pain semnificativelly affects the normal daily activities. Drug therapy plays an important role in pain management. Renal colic pain management consists especially in using spasmolytic drugs and their association with analgesics or anti-inflammatory drugs.