Comparative efficacy and safety of analgesics for acute renal colic: A network meta-analysis protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Acute renal colic is one of the most common urological emergencies. While previous randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and pairwise meta-analyses only looked at the efficacy of 1 or 2 analgesics. It is not fully understood that the comprehensive ranking of the effectiveness and safeness of analgesics from these published articles. Therefore, this network meta-analysis (NMA) aims to compare and rank the different analgesics for treatment of acute renal colic.

Methods and analysis

We will perform a systematic literature search in PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library to identify RCTs of different analgesics for acute renal colic. RCTs assessing active analgesics intervention against active comparator or placebo controls for acute renal colic

SUBMITTER: Fu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6417635 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature