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Fentanyl and Bupivacaine Infusions for Patients with Chronic Back Pain

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December 2025

Fentanyl and Bupivacaine Infusions for Patients with Chronic Back Pain

Vol: 317| Issue: 3| Number:16| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Efficacy of Continuous Intrathecal Infusion Trialing with a Mixture of Fentanyl and Bupivacaine in Chronic Low Back Pain Patients.

Pain Med. 2023 01-Jul;():. 10.1093/pm/pnac195

Contributing Authors:
SM Hayek BA Jones E Veizi TQ Tran SJ DeLozier

Synopsis

Thirty-six patients with refractory chronic low back pain were randomized to receive either intrathecal fentanyl/bupivacaine followed by saline or the reverse sequence, with each infusion delivered continuously for 14–18 hours and separated by a 6-hour saline washout. The primary outcome was the change in Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) pain scores from baseline to the end of each infusion. Overall, ...

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