Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Evaluación multidimensional del dolor crónico manejado con infusiones de lidocaína: estudio longitudinal. |
| Alternate Title: |
Multidimensional assessment of chronic pain managed with lidocaine infusions: a longitudinal study. |
| Authors: |
Oyaga-Ruidiaz, Katherine1, Gómez-Díaz, Mateo2, Erazo-Muñoz, Marcela3, Benavides-Cruz, Johana4 jbenavidescr@unisanitas.edu.co |
| Source: |
Revista Mexicana de Anestesiología. abr-jun2026, Vol. 49 Issue 2, p87-93. 7p. |
| Subjects: |
LIDOCAINE, CHRONIC pain, COMBINED modality therapy, OUTPATIENT medical care, PAIN management, PAIN measurement |
| Abstract (English): |
Introduction: chronic pain has a negative impact on several dimensions of human life. The evidence base for the use of lidocaine in outpatient settings for the management of chronic pain is limited. Objective: to evaluate chronic pain control and its impact on aspects of daily life in patients receiving outpatient treatment with lidocaine infusions. Material and methods: this observational study examined a cohort of 24 patients with chronic pain who received outpatient treatment with lidocaine infusions for a period of eight weeks. Pain intensity and interference with aspects of daily life were assessed using the Brief Pain Inventory. Outcomes were analyzed by repeated measures ANOVA and paired samples t-test. Results: a significant reduction was observed in the minimal pain score in the last 24 hours and in interference with general activities (p ≤ 0.005), walking (p ≤ 0.005) and work (p ≤ 0.001). Furthermore, opioid use was reduced by 12.5%. Conclusions: ambulatory lidocaine infusion has been demonstrated to be an effective method for reducing pain and the interference of pain with some activities of daily living, as well as the use of opioids. Therefore, the use of lidocaine may be considered as a potential adjunctive therapy in the multimodal management of chronic pain. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Abstract (Spanish): |
Introducción: el dolor crónico impacta negativamente varias dimensiones de la vida humana. La evidencia del uso de lidocaína para su manejo en contextos ambulatorios es limitada. Objetivo: evaluar el control del dolor crónico y su interferencia en la vida diaria de pacientes en tratamiento ambulatorio con infusiones de lidocaína. Material y métodos: estudio observacional de una cohorte de 24 pacientes con dolor crónico manejados ambulatoriamente con infusiones de lidocaína por ocho semanas. La intensidad del dolor y su interferencia con los aspectos de la vida diaria fueron evaluados con el Inventario Breve del Dolor. Los desenlaces fueron analizados con ANOVA de medidas repetidas y la prueba t para muestras pareadas. Resultados: se evidenció una disminución significativa en el puntaje de dolor mínimo en las últimas 24 horas y de su interferencia en las actividades generales (p ≤ 0.005), incluyendo la capacidad de caminar (p ≤ 0.005) y el trabajo (p ≤ 0.001). Además, redujo el uso de opioides en un 12.5%. Conclusiones: la infusión de lidocaína ambulatoria demostró ser efectiva, al reducir el dolor y su interferencia en algunas actividades cotidianas, así como el uso de opioides. El uso de la lidocaína debería ser considerado como terapia adyuvante en el tratamiento multimodal del dolor crónico. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
MedicLatina |
