Effect of oral gabapentin on postoperative epidural analgesia

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 242-246

  Turan, Alparslan ^b,c   Kaya, G ^a   Karamanlioglu B ^a   Pamukcu Z ^a   Apfel, C C ^b,c  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesic techniques, epidural; Analgesic techniques, regional; Analgesics non opioid, gabapentin; Pain, postoperative

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ATRACURIUM; ATROPINE; BUPIVACAINE; EPHEDRINE; FENTANYL; GABAPENTIN; MIDAZOLAM; NEOSTIGMINE; NITROUS OXIDE; ONDANSETRON; OXYGEN; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DIETARY INTAKE; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG USE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; HALLUCINATION; HEADACHE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; INTESTINE FUNCTION; LEG; MOTOR NERVE BLOCK; NAUSEA; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDATION; SOMNOLENCE; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URINE RETENTION; VOMITING; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 31744446355     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aei294     Document Type: Article

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