investigation of the effect of intracutaneous sterile water injection: A rapid and effective approach in urolithiasis-related renal colic treatment
Abstract
Objective: We have achieved a retrospective analysis of 31 patients who were treated with intracutaneous injections of distilled water for renal colic in order to evaluate the efficacy of intracutaneous sterile water injection in urolithiasis-related renal colic pain.
Materials: Whole patients were given informed consent prior to the treatment. Visual Analog Scale (VAS) scoring was performed before and after the injection. In addition, participants were asked whether they would consider the injection as treatment again in case of recurrent pain, to determine patient satisfaction levels.
Results: The mean age of the patients was 36.8 years. VAS scores were 9.25 and 0.75 before and after the treatment respectively. Of the whole patients, 25 (80.65%) have had no recurrent pain after the treatment, whereas there was a recurrent pain in six (19.35%). When questioned about the likelihood of accepting the same treatment again for recurrent pain, 87% (n=27) replied that they would, while 13% (n=4) said they would not.
Conclusion: Gathered data suggest that intracutaneous distilled water injection is a quick, feasible and effective treatment approach in urolithiasis-related renal colic pain.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
Surgery
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Bekir Aras
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Türkiye
Fatih Uruç
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Türkiye
Hasan Erçelik
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Türkiye
Mehmet Korkmaz
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Türkiye
Mehmet Sevim
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Türkiye
Mehmet Yücel
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Türkiye
Publication Date
October 1, 2017
Submission Date
January 14, 2017
Acceptance Date
April 20, 2017
Published in Issue
Year 2017 Volume: 12 Number: 3