Table 1.
Indications.
| Groups related | Compendium | Examples | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drug | Refractory to other analgesics | Chronic severe pain | Advanced cancer pain [6,40,55] |
| diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) [72,73] | |||
| HIV [73], etc. | |||
| Neuropathic pain | Spinal cord injury [77] | ||
| Administration | Refractory to other administration methods | Applicative when other conservative or minimally invasive methods failed or experiencing untreatable side-effects | Cancer pain [40,55,65] |
| Spinal cord injury [80] | |||
| Abdominal/pelvic pain [[77], [78], [79]] | |||
| Extremity pain [79] | |||
| Trunk pain [79], etc. |