British Journal of Medical & Surgical Urology
Volume 3, Issue 5 , Pages 198-203, September 2010

Analgesia for shock wave lithotripsy

Department of Urology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, United Kingdom

Received 13 September 2009; received in revised form 21 March 2010; accepted 11 April 2010.

Summary 

Since its introduction nearly three decades ago, extracorporeal lithotripsy has become an established treatment for kidney and ureteric stones. Treatment using early lithotripsy devices was efficacious but painful, requiring general anaesthesia. Modern lithotripters are better tolerated: shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) is now usually an outpatient procedure undertaken after administration of analgesia, with or without sedation. Many different analgesia regimens have been investigated. In this article the characteristics of the ideal painkiller for shock wave lithotripsy are described and evidence of the suitability of a variety of different analgesic protocols is reviewed.

Keywords: Shock wave lithotripsy, Analgesia

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PII: S1875-9742(10)00092-3

doi:10.1016/j.bjmsu.2010.04.001

British Journal of Medical & Surgical Urology
Volume 3, Issue 5 , Pages 198-203, September 2010

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