Tertiary Care Clinical Experience with Intravenous Lidocaine Infusions for the Treatment of Chronic Pain.

Objective: To evaluate the safety of and long-term pain relief due to intravenous lidocaine infusion for the treatment of chronic pain in a tertiary pain management clinic.

Design: Retrospective chart review.

Methods: Medical records were reviewed from 233 adult chronic pain patients who underwent one to three lidocaine infusions.