Audit of the Acute Management of Renal Colic in District Hospitals Within a National Health Service Trust

Renal colic is a prevalent acute urological emergency caused by urinary stones and commonly manifests as severe loin pain. This audit assesses the management of acute renal colic at a National Health Service (NHS) Trust in the West Midlands, England, comparing practices against the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) and the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) guidelines.