Prevalence of acute renal colic presenting in emergency department of a tertiary care hospital

Objective: To determine frequency of acute renal colic presenting in emergency department of a tertiary care hospital. Methodology: This cross sectional study was conducted at department of surgery, POF hospital, Wah Cantt from November 2018 to April 2019. Patients were selected through consecutive method (non-probability sampling) and were observed for acute renal colic. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 24. Post stratification chi-squares statistical test was applied. p <= 0.05 was reported as significant. Results: Out of 195 patients with renal stones, there were 95 (48.7%) males and 100 (51.3%) female. Mean age was 37.9 +/- 9 years. Frequency of acute renal colic was 18%. Most common symptoms of acute renal colic were flank pain (p = 0.000), abdominal pain (p = 0.000), groin pain (p = 0.000) and painful urination (p = 0.000) and lower quadrant tenderness (p = 0.000. Conclusion: Acute renal colic is serious pain pattern with a moderate prevalence in our emergency department. There is need to develop guidelines for acute renal colic management in developing countries like Pakistan.