Intravenous lidocaine in the management of chronic peripheral neuropathic pain: a randomized-controlled trial.

CONCLUSION: We found no significant long-term analgesic or quality of life benefit from IV lidocaine relative to control infusion for chronic peripheral neuropathic pain. TRIAL REGISTRATION: clinicaltrials.gov (NCT01669967); registered 22 June, 2012. PMID: 31098961 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31098961?dopt=Abstract

Source: Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia - May 15, 2019 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Moulin DE, Morley-Forster PK, Pirani Z, Rohfritsch C, Stitt L Tags: Can J Anaesth Source Type: research