Best Evidence Topics

Lidocaine for renal colic

Report By: Alan Grayson - Consultant Emergency Physician
Institution: Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Date Submitted: 29th March 2014
Last Modified: 29th March 2014
Status: Red (incomplete)

Three Part Question

in [patients presenting to the ED with renal colic] [IV lidocaine is equivalent to standard treatment] in [reducing pain score]