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No. of Patients Primary outcomes >50% pain relief at 15 min 185 (75.2%) <50% pain relief at 15 min 61 (24.8%) >50% pain reduction from baseline at 2 wk 165 (67.1%) <50% pain reduction from baseline at 2 wk 81 (32.9%) No preprocedural pain (patient-reported numbness or paresthesia) 8 (3.1%) Alleviation of preprocedural numbness or paresthesia at 2 wk 7 of 8 (87.5%) Minor adverse reactions or events Vasovagal reaction 3 (1.2%) Transient pseudo-Horner syndrome (sympathetic blockade) 1 (0.4%) New onset of diffuse headache 2 (0.8%) Increase in usual pain in a familiar distribution 8 (3.1%)
↵a Transient arm numbness postinjection was not included as an untoward effect because it is expected when exposing cervical nerve roots to a lidocaine containing mixture.