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See Latest ArticlesEvaluation and management of post-shock wave lithotripsy pain with third-generation lithotriptors using rofecoxib
International Braz J Urol, 06/23/09
Greene TD et al. - Pain after SWL is moderate to severe using third-generation lithotriptors and is significantly reduced by POD 3. Younger patients and those with significant pretreatment pain had more pain after treatment. Preemptive Rofecoxib reduced post-SWL pain, but had no impact on stone passage. This article contributes greatly to our understanding of pain with SWL. First, it quantifies the natural progression of pain after SWL - moderate-severe (5 or 10) for the first 2 days, subsiding almost completely by Day 7. Secondly, it identifies patients with a higher risk of significant pain post-operative - younger patients, and those with pre-SWL pain. These subsets would warrant further investigation in the future to identify effective adjuvant analgesic approaches.
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