Use of Gabapentin for Perioperative Pain Control – a Meta-Analysis

BACKGROUND: Gabapentin, an anticonvulsant, has recently been suggested as an effective postoperative ‘analgesic’ agent. The objective of the present study was to examine the analgesic effectiveness, opioid-sparing effects and side effects associated with the use of gabapentin in a perioperative sett...

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Main Authors: Philip WH Peng, Duminda N Wijeysundera, Carina CF Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2007-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/840572