Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: RESULTS: Both lidocaine (1 mg/kg, 5 mg/kg) and placebo significantly reduced the intense, sharp, hot, dull, cold, sensitivity, itchy, unpleasant, deep and superficial of pain. The amount of change was not significantly different among either of the lidocaine and placebo, or among the lidocaine treatments themselves, for any of the pain responses, except sharp, dull, cold, unpleasant, and deep pain. And VAS was decreased during infusion in all 3 group and there were no difference among groups. CONCLUSIONS: This study shows that 1 mg/kg, or 5 mg/kg of IV lidocaine, and palcebo was effective in patients with neuropathic pain attributable to FBSS, but effect of licoaine did not differ from placebo saline.
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Authors | Chan Hong Park, Sug Hyun Jung, Chang Gyu Han |
Journal | The Korean journal of pain
(Korean J Pain)
Vol. 25
Issue 2
Pg. 94-8
(Apr 2012)
ISSN: 2093-0569 [Electronic] Korea (South) |
PMID | 22514776
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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