Pregabalin for the treatment of postoperative pain: Results from three controlled trials using different surgical models

Journal of Pain Research

Volumn 8, Issue , 2014, Pages 9-20

  Singla, Neil K ^a   Echelly, Jacques ^b   Lionberger, David R ^c   Gimbel, Joseph ^d   Sanin, Luis ^e   Sporn, Jonathan ^e   Yang, Ruoyong ^e   Cheung, Raymond ^e   Knapp, Lloyd ^e   Parsons, Bruce ^e  

^a Lotus Clinical Research   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Arizona Research Center   (United States)

^e PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; Herniorrhaphy; Hysterectomy; Postoperative pain; Pregabalin

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; PREGABALIN;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONFUSION; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DYSURIA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN INTENSITY; PAIN SEVERITY; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SOMNOLENCE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

EID: 84919788837     PISSN: 11787090     EISSN: 11787090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/JPR.S67841     Document Type: Article

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