@article{Izquierdo_Moreno_Ruiz_2021, title={Intravenous lidocaine infusion for the treatment of acute pain in the pediatric intensive care unit: case series}, volume={49}, url={https://www.revcolanest.com.co/index.php/rca/article/view/965}, DOI={10.5554/22562087.e965}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Introduction</strong><strong>:</strong> The use of intravenous lidocaine infusion has increased over the past decade as part of a multimodal approach to analgesia in adults; however, information about its safety and tolerability in the pediatric population is limited.</p> <p><strong>Methods</strong><strong>:</strong> Acute pain management using lidocaine infusion in eleven patients treated in the pediatric intensive care unit.</p> <p><strong>Results</strong><strong>:</strong> Five cases of postoperative abdominal pain and six cases of non-operative abdominal pain. Two cases were cancer patients affected by neutropenic colitis. Analgesic control achieved was good.</p> <p><strong>Conclusi</strong><strong>o</strong><strong>n:</strong> Lidocaine infusions are apparently a safe option for the management of acute pain, either post-operative or not, in the pediatric population.</p>}, number={4}, journal={Colombian Journal of Anesthesiology}, author={Izquierdo, Ledys M. and Moreno, Nathali and Ruiz, Sebastián}, year={2021}, month={Feb.} }