Intravenous Morphine Plus Ketorolac Is Superior to Either Drug Alone for Treatment of Acute Renal Colic
Safdar B, Degutis LC, Landry K, Vedere SR, Moscovitz HC, D’Onofrio G. Intravenous Morphine Plus Ketorolac Is Superior to Either Drug Alone for Treatment of Acute Renal Colic. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2006, 48: 173-181.e1. PMID: 16953530, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2006.03.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute renal colicRenal colicRescue analgesiaMorphine groupCombination of morphineHours of presentationVerbal pain scalePresence of peritonitisVisual analog scaleAnti-inflammatory drugsIntravenous ketorolacKetorolac groupRescue morphineIntravenous morphinePain reductionPain reliefPain scoresModerate painPain scaleConsecutive patientsPrimary outcomeAnalog scaleCombination therapyEmergency departmentPain ratings