Pregabalin for the treatment of abdominal adhesion pain: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

American Journal of Therapeutics

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 419-428

  Silverman, Ann ^a   Samuels, Qiana ^a   Gikas, Helen ^a   Nawras, Ali ^b  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal adhesion pain; pregabalin; treatment

Indexed keywords

PREGABALIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DROWSINESS; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOOT EDEMA; HAND PARESTHESIA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; NIGHT SWEAT; OPEN STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERITONEUM ADHESION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP DISORDER; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TREATMENT DURATION;

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANALGESICS; CHRONIC PAIN; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SLEEP DISORDERS; TISSUE ADHESIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84870242468     PISSN: 10752765     EISSN: 15363686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MJT.0b013e318217a5f5     Document Type: Article

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