World journal of urology
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World journal of urology · Apr 2021
Intranasal ketamine versus intravenous morphine for pain management in patients with renal colic: a double-blind, randomized, controlled trial.
Urinary stones are a common urologic problem that can be manifested as an intense pain, known as renal colic. Pain control is an important intervention for the emergency treatment of renal colic patients. Intranasal ketamine can form a crucial part of such interventions by offering a new route for a widely-used analgesic drug. ⋯ IN ketamine is as effective as IV morphine for pain control in renal colic patients. No remarkable side-effects were observed for IN ketamine use in these patients.