Omission of postoperative double-J stents after uncomplicated URS reduces pain and analgesic requirements
Skipping Stents After Kidney Stone Surgery Reduces Patient Pain
This meta-analysis of randomized trials involving 3572 adults with ureteral and renal stones found that omitting double-J stents after uncom…
Patients undergoing ureteroscopy for kidney stones may experience less pain and fewer complications if a double-J stent is not used after su…
Pilot RCT finds non-significant pain reduction with ESPB ropivacaine versus saline for ureteral stones
Small pilot study tests nerve block for kidney stone pain in emergency department
A pilot randomized clinical trial of 24 ED patients with ureteral stones compared erector spinae plane block (ESPB) with ropivacaine 0.5% ve…
A small pilot study tested a nerve block injection for severe kidney stone pain in 24 emergency department patients.