Table 2.

The use of NSAIDs for the prophylaxis of pain and promotion of stone passage in acute renal colic.

	Laerum 1995 [20]		Grenabo 1984 [21]		Kapoor 1985 [22]
	Diclofenac 50 mg PO tds	Placebo tds	Indomethacin 25mg PO bd + 100 mg PR nocte	Placebo bd + nocte	Indomethacin 50 mg PR tds	Placebo tds
n	41	39	37	41	13	13
Mean stone size	78% <6 mm	97% <6 mm	2.9 mm	2.8 mm	3.4 mm	3.1 mm
Readmission Rate	10%	67%	11%	39%	0%	38%
Mean stone passage rate	68% at 3 weeks	74% at 3 weeks	59% at 1 week	61% at 1 week	11/13	10/13
Mean interval to passage	3 days	3.8 days	N/A	N/A	3.4 days	3.7 days