Clinical recommendations for use of lidocaine lubricant during bowel care after spinal cord injury prolong care routines and worsen autonomic dysreflexia: results from a randomised clinical trial

Abstract

At-home bowel care was a potent trigger for AD. Our findings contradict recommendations for lidocaine use during bowel care, suggesting that anaesthetic lubricants impair reflex bowel emptying, resulting in longer care routines with an increased burden of AD.