Intravenous Lidocaine in Chronic Neuropathic Pain: A Systematic Review

Discussion: This qualitative review found insufficient, heterogenous evidence and therefore no recommendation can be made for lidocaine infusion treatment in patients with chronic neuropathic pain due to spinal cord injury, peripheral nerve injury, diabetic neuropathy, postherpetic neuralgia, or complex regional pain syndrome type II. Larger randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies are required to further establish the efficacy of lidocaine infusion in patients with these etiologies of chronic neuropathic pain.
Source: The Clinical Journal of Pain - Category: Anesthesiology Tags: Review Articles Source Type: research