ArticleInternational journal of general medicine2012
Treatment of localized neuropathic pain after disk herniation with 5% lidocaine medicated plaster.
Article in International journal of general medicine, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- The 5% Lidocaine-Medicated Plaster: Its Inclusion in International Treatment Guidelines for Treating Localized Neuropathic Pain, and Clinical Evidence Supporting its Use.Pain and therapy · 2016Review
- Neuropathic low back pain in clinical practice.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2016Review
- Treatment of localized neuropathic pain of different etiologies with the 5% lidocaine medicated plaster - a case series.International journal of general medicine · 2015Article
- Topical analgesics for neuropathic pain in the elderly: current and future prospects.Drugs & aging · 2014Review
- Exploring Opioid-Sparing Multimodal Analgesia Options in Trauma: A Nursing Perspective.Journal of trauma nursing : the official journal of the Society of Trauma NursesReview
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess treatment with the 5% lidocaine medicated plaster for peripheral neuropathic pain after disk herniation. STUDY
designCase series, single center, retrospective data. PATIENTS AND
methodsData of 23 patients treated for neuropathic pain with the lidocaine plaster for up to 24 months after a protrusion or prolapse of the cervical, thoracic, or lumbar vertebral disks were retrospectively analyzed. Changes in overall pain intensity, in intensity of different pain qualities and of allodynia and hyperalgesia were evaluated.
resultsPatients (14 female/nine male, mean age 53.5 ± 10.4 years) presented with radiating pain into the abdomen, back, neck, shoulder, or legs and feet with a mean pain intensity of 8.3 ± 1.5 on the 11-point Likert scale. Mean treatment duration was 7.6 months; 52% of the patients received lidocaine plaster as monotherapy. At the end of the observation, mean overall pain intensity had been reduced to 3.1 ± 1.8. All other parameters also improved. The treatment was well tolerated.
conclusionThese results point to a safe and effective treatment approach with 5% lidocaine medicated plaster for localized neuropathic pain related to disk herniation. However, owing to the small sample size, further investigation in a larger-scale controlled trial is warranted.
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