Parenteral Lidocaine for Pain Management

  • Category:

    Pain Treatment - Pharmacologic.

  • Age Range:

    Not Specified.

  • Tags:

    Guideline, Lidocaine, Palliative.

  • Type of Document:

    Medication Guideline, Treatment Guideline.

  • Type of Pain:

    Palliative.

  • Author:

    Canuck Place Children's Hospice

This protocol provides evidence-based guidelines for the use of parenteral lidocaine in pediatric
palliative care patients with difficult-to-manage neuropathic, nociceptive, and/or severe, opioid-
resistant pain.