Table 5.

Probability of treatment success with 5% lidocaine medicated plaster

Probability	Potential predictors	Indication
High	Localized pain	Postherpetic neuralgia
	Superficial pain	Diabetic polyneuropathy
	Allodynia	Trigeminal neuralgia
		Chronic postsurgical pain
		Complex regional pain syndrome
Medium	Hyperalgesia	Low back pain (chronic)
	Burning	Carpal tunnel syndrome
	Stabbing	Cancer pain
	Shooting
	Numeric rating scale score
Low	Deep pain	Central pain
	Numbness	Fibromyalgia
	Radiating pain	Arthrosis
	Radicular pain	Gout
	Heavy sweating	Phantom limb pain
	Pain site distant from nerve damage	Muscular pain
	Chronic widespread