Preoperative gabapentin for postoperative analgesia: A meta-analysis

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 461-469

  Seib, Rachael K ^a,b   Paul, James E ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; FENTANYL; GABAPENTIN; MEXILETINE; MORPHINE; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; OXAZEPAM; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; TRAMADOL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; DIZZINESS; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; META ANALYSIS; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NAUSEA; NONHUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZATION; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REST; SOMNOLENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE RETENTION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VISUAL DISORDER; VOMITING;

AMINES; ANALGESICS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; MORPHINE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PLACEBOS; PREMEDICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745769091     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03022618     Document Type: Article

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