Adjuvant use of intravenous lidocaine for procedural burn pain relief: A randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over trial

• Published in: Burns Vol. 37; no. 6; pp. 951 - 957
• Main Authors: Wasiak, Jason, Spinks, Anneliese, Costello, Verona, Ferraro, Fabienne, Paul, Eldho, Konstantatos, Alex, Cleland, Heather
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2011; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Analgesia - methods; Analgesics, Opioid - administration & dosage; Anxiety; Biological and medical sciences; Burns; Burns - complications; Burns - therapy; Critical Care; Cross-Over Studies; Double-Blind Method; Female; Humans; Infusions, Intravenous; Lidocaine; Lidocaine - administration & dosage; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Pain - etiology; Pain - prevention & control; Pain Measurement; Patient Satisfaction; Procedural pain; Randomized controlled trial; Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents; Young Adult; Lidocaine; Randomized controlled trial; Procedural pain; Local anesthetic; Burn; Skin disease; Pain; Intravenous administration; Anticonvulsant; Antiarrhythmic agent

Pain is a major issue for patients with severe burn. High dose intravenous opioids form the mainstay of procedural burns pain management; however it was suggested that intravenous lidocaine assists with minimising the pain experience. This study aimed to evaluate whether intravenous lidocaine improv...