Reanalysis of morphine consumption from two randomized controlled trials of gabapentin using longitudinal statistical methods

Journal of Pain Research

Volumn 8, Issue , 2015, Pages 79-85

  Zhang, Shiyuan ^a   Paul, James ^a   Nantha Aree, Manyat ^a   Buckley, Norman ^a   Shahzad, Uswa ^a   Cheng, Ji ^a   Debeer, Justin ^a   Winemaker, Mitchell ^a   Wismer, David ^a   Punthakee, Dinshaw ^a   Avram, Victoria ^a   Thabane, Lehana ^a,b,c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR EVALUATION OF MEDICINES   (Canada)

^c HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gabapentin; Postoperative morphine consumption; Randomized controlled trials; Reanalysis

Indexed keywords

GABAPENTIN; MORPHINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 84922632264     PISSN: 11787090     EISSN: 11787090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/JPR.S56558     Document Type: Article

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