ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION: Adult renal colic is a frequent lombo-abdominal painful syndrome in emergencies. Treatment is based on nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) but the choice between different NSAIDs remains a subject of controversy. Our aim was to compare the efficacy and the safety of two intramuscularly NSAIDs in renal colic. METHODS: We conducted a 32-week, randomized, double-blind, single-center study . Patients who had renal colic with a visual analogue scale (VAS) ≥ 5 were randomly assigned to receive, by intramuscularly injection, 100 mg of Ketoprofen (GK) or 75 mg of diclofenac (GD). If VAS > 3 after 40 minute, 1 g of paracetamol was administered as rescue analgesia. Primary endpoint was successful treatment. Secondary outcome was the occurrence of side effects. RESULTS: We have included 80 patients. the average age was 39 ± 13 years for GK versus 43 ± 14 years for GD. The mean VAS on admission was also similar in both arms. We objectified a therapeutic success rate of 92% in both groups. This success was similar in both arms. The use of rescue medication was 32.5% in the GK versus 47.5% in the GD (P=0.17). We have observed in 46% (n =37) of the study population side effects. These effects were only minor and no major intolerance expression was registered. CONCLUSION: the efficacy and tolerance of NSAIDs in the treatment of renal colic was the same for diclofenac and ketoprofen.
