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A review of the mechanism of the central analgesic effect of lidocaine.
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Who cites it
61 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 118 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy and safety of intravenous lidocaine in thyroidectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis and meta-regression.BMC anesthesiology · 2026Pooled it
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- Non-opioid analgesics for the prevention of chronic postsurgical pain: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.British journal of anaesthesia · 2023Pooled it
- Mesotherapy With Lidocaine and Ketamine in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type 1: A Randomized Double-Blind Trial.Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain · 2026Trial
- Efficacy and safety of lidocaine versus sufentanil in patient-controlled intravenous analgesia after laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery: a prospective, randomized, double-blind clinical trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Trial
- The effect of continuous intravenous lidocaine infusion on postoperative analgesia in elderly patients undergoing laparoscopic colorectal surgery.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Trial
- Compare the Effects of Transversalis Fascia Plane Block versus Intravenous Lidocaine Infusion on the Quality of Early Postoperative Recovery in Patients Undergoing Gynecologic Laparoscopic Surgery.Journal of pain research · 2025Trial
- Efficacy of intraoperative intravenous lidocaine infusion on postoperative opioid consumption after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a randomized controlled trial.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2023Trial
- Continuous infusion of lidocaine in pediatric colonoscopy: A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study.Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology AssociationTrial
- Postoperative Analgesic Efficacy of Extended Opioid-free Anesthesia Regimen with Intravenous Lignocaine versus Morphine Following Major Head and Neck Surgeries.Annals of African medicine · 2026Observational
- Comparative Effectiveness of Amiodarone Versus Lidocaine as Antiarrhythmic Therapy for Cardiac Arrest with Shockable Rhythms: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- The Effect of Intravenous Lidocaine on Duodenal Peristalsis and Sedation Quality During Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: A Randomized Controlled Trial.The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology · 2026Article
- Enhancing Compliance Through Local Anesthesia in Extended-Release Buprenorphine Therapy: A Report of Two Cases.Cureus · 2026Article
- Effects of a Lidocaine-Loaded Alginate/CMC/PEO Electrospun Nanofiber Film on Postoperative Pain and Peritoneal Adhesion in a Rat Model.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Anesthesia and mitochondria: balancing toxicity and protection through emerging therapeutic strategies.Journal of anesthesia · 2026Review
- Impact of lidocaine-induced mydriasis on postoperative outcomes in deep sclerectomy: a case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2026Article
- Shared mechanisms of dopamine and ATP transmission in the nucleus accumbens.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Pupillometry as a Novel Tool for Pain Monitoring: Evaluating the Antinociceptive Effect of Intravenous Lidocaine During Orotracheal Intubation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Effect of Esketamine Combined with Lidocaine on Opioid Requirements in the Elderly Undergoing Laparoscopic Colorectal Cancer Surgery: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial.Pain and therapy · 2026Article
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5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Lidocaine, as the only local anesthetic approved for intravenous administration in the clinic, can relieve neuropathic pain, hyperalgesia, and complex regional pain syndrome. Intravenous injection of lidocaine during surgery is considered as an effective strategy to control postoperative pain, but the mechanism of its analgesic effect has not been fully elucidated. This paper intends to review recent studies on the mechanism of the analgesic effect of lidocaine. To the end, we conducted an electronic search of the PubMed database. The search period was from 5 years before June 2019. Lidocaine was used as the search term. A total of 659 documents were obtained, we included 17 articles. These articles combined with the 34 articles found by hand searching made up the 51 articles that were ultimately included. We reviewed the analgesic mechanism of lidocaine in the central nervous system.
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