Don't just PATCH the pain; treat it! A quality improvement project on appropriate use of lidocaine 5% patch in the Medicine of the Elderly department, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

Introduction Aim: To achieve >90% compliance with the NHS Lothian protocol for the Management of Musculoskeletal (MSK) Pain in Frail Elderly Patients. Background: A review of NHS Lothian Medicine of the Elderly Department expenditure revealed a threefold increase in costs related to lidocaine 5%...

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Main Authors: Fizza Usman, Deepa Rangar, Effie Bourazopoulou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-06-01
Series:Future Healthcare Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2514664525001663
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