Efficacy and safety of perioperative pregabalin for post-operative pain: A meta-analysis of randomized-controlled trials

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 927-943

  Engelman, E ^a   Cateloy, F ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CELECOXIB; CODEINE PHOSPHATE; DEXAMETHASONE; DICLOFENAC; DIHYDROCODEINE; DIMENHYDRINATE; DROPERIDOL; FENTANYL; GRANISETRON; HYDROCODONE; HYDROMORPHONE; IBUPROFEN; KETOPROFEN; KETOROLAC; LIDOCAINE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE SULFATE; ONDANSETRON; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; PETHIDINE; PIRITRAMIDE; PREGABALIN; PROMETHAZINE; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; TRAMADOL; UNINDEXED DRUG;

CLINICAL TRIAL; DIZZINESS; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VISUAL DISORDER;

ANALGESICS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CONFUSION; DIZZINESS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; MUSCLE FATIGUE; ODDS RATIO; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SLEEP STAGES; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 80052281448     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2011.02471.x     Document Type: Review

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