Is there a role for Gabapentin in preventing or treating pain following thoracic surgery?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 716-719

  Zakkar, Mustafa ^a   Frazer, Stephanie ^a   Hunt, Ian ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gabapentin; Pain; Safety; Thoracotomy

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; FENTANYL; GABAPENTIN; MORPHINE; NAPROXEN; OPIATE; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DIZZINESS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; LEEDS ASSESSMENT OF NEUROPATHIC SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS; LUNG FUNCTION; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SOMNOLENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORACOTOMY; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT DURATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

GABAPENTIN; PAIN; SAFETY; THORACOTOMY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AMINES; ANALGESICS; BENCHMARKING; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84885017380     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivt301     Document Type: Article

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