Abstract
Objective: To determine frequency of acute renal
colic presenting in emergency department of a tertiary
care hospital.
Methodology: This cross sectional study was
conducted at department of surgery, POF hospital,
Wah Cantt from November 2018 to April 2019.
Patients were selected through consecutive method
(non-probability sampling) and were observed for
acute renal colic. Data were analyzed using SPSS
version 24. Post stratification chi-squares statistical
test was applied. p ≤ 0.05 was reported as significant.
Results: Out of 195 patients with renal stones, there
were 95 (48.7%) males and 100 (51.3%) female. Mean
age was 37.9 ± 9 years. Frequency of acute renal colic
was 18%. Most common symptoms of acute renal
colic were flank pain (p = 0.000), abdominal pain
(p = 0.000), groin pain (p = 0.000) and painful
urination (p = 0.000) and lower quadrant tenderness
(p = 0.000.
Conclusion: Acute renal colic is serious pain pattern
with a moderate prevalence in our emergency
department. There is need to develop guidelines for
acute renal colic management in developing countries
like Pakistan.
Keywords: Acute renal colic, emergency service,
flanks pain.
