1. Gabapentin/Neurontin 300 mg (nerve pain control) Take 2 pills the night before your surgery (600 mg total) After your surgery, begin taking 1 pill (300 mg) 3 times a day for the next 5 days; Depending on what time your surgery ends, start taking the Gabapentin at lunch or dinner We concluded that monitored anesthesia care combined with preoperative analgesia with a low dose of (600 mg) oral gabapentin is an efficient option with tolerable side effects for patients undergoing ear, nose and throat ambulatory surgery. In a clinical trial by Pandey et al., 100 patients were randomly divided into five groups to receive placebo or gabapentin 300, 600, 900, or 1200 mg, two hours before lumbar discectomy surgery. 23 They found that patients receiving 300 mg of gabapentin had significantly lower VAS pain scores at all time points compared to placebo and those Group G received 600 mg of oral gabapentin one hour before surgery, while group C received an oral placebo tablet one hour before surgery. The primary outcome was the severity of postoperative pain (visual analog scale 0 to 10 cm) was conducted at 0, 6, and 12h. They concluded 600 mg was the optimal dose for pre-operative gabapentin administration. In 2006, Ho et al. performed a review of 16 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the use of preoperative gabapentin in controlling postoperative pain (3). The patients received gabapentin (600 mg, orally) the night before surgery and 2 hours before anesthesia induction in the gabapentin group, and patients received vitamin B in the placebo group. The primary outcome was the postoperative pain score on movement at 24 hours. In a clinical trial by Pandey et al., 100 patients were randomly divided into five groups to receive placebo or gabapentin 300, 600, 900, or 1200 mg, two hours before lumbar discectomy surgery. 23 They found that patients receiving 300 mg of gabapentin had significantly lower VAS pain scores at all time points compared to placebo and those Randomized clinical trials that investigated gabapentin use in otolaryngology patients primarily used 1 or 2 preoperative doses that ranged from 600 to 1200 mg and a 24-hour postprocedure follow-up. 17-22 Reductions in narcotic use were variable in effect size, ranging, for example, from 6 mg of morphine for 8 hours to 15 mg for 24 hours. 18,22 Pre-operative gabapentin does not decrease long-term narcotic use and is associated with increased side effects of respiratory depression, sedation, and falls. Post-operative gabapentin (600 mg) may be equally effective as a preoperative dose in decreasing PACU narcotic use. These findings suggest that gabapentin 900 mg per day before spine surgery is associated with the lowest VAS pain score among all dosages. In addition, no differences in adverse events were noted among all treatments. The dose may be adjusted and increased gradually based on the individual's response and tolerance. The maximum daily dose is usually not more than 1800 mg per day (600 mg three times per day).For individuals with impaired kidney function or undergoing hemodialysis, the gabapentin dosage may need to be adjusted. Our study focused on patients undergoing spine surgery and found that gabapentin 900 mg per day before spine surgery was associated with the lowest VAS pain score among all dosages, and no differences in adverse events were noted among all treatments. In all the trials, gabapentin was administered preoperatively as a single oral dose or two divided doses 2–24 hours before surgery at a dose ranging from 300 mg to 1,200 mg. This study also identified an association between cumulative gabapentin dose and reduction in morphine consumption. We found that a 600 mg dose of gabapentin given 1 hour before surgery is as effective as a 900 mg dose in PONV control and postoperative pain with lower side effects, but we suggest a multicenter study to validate and address the dilemma of different doses. Gabapentin 1200 mg administered orally 2 h before surgery significantly decreased the intraoperative fentanyl and isoflurane consumption, postoperative analgesic requirements, postoperative pain score, incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting but increased incidence of dizziness. gabapentin in children and adolescents (10-17 years of age) undergoing scoliosis surgery.9 Thirty-six patients were randomized to receive either gabapentin 600 mg orally or placebo 1 hour before surgery. Anesthesia was infused with fentanyl, propofol, and rocuronium and maintained with remifentanil and propofol. Lee et al. explored the efficacy of using gabapentin (600 mg) 1 hour before the administration of anesthesia for thyroid surgery . He determined that the gabapentin group had a lower incidence of postoperative sore throat (POST) and a significantly lower visual analogue scale (VAS) score at 6 and 24 hours at rest after the completion of the 3.2. Protocols. The patients in the group A (gabapentin) received 600 mg gabapentin two hours before surgery and 300 mg six hours after surgery, group B (celecoxib) received 400 mg celecoxib two hours before surgery and 200 mg six hours after surgery and group C (placebo) received a placebo capsule orally two hours before surgery and six hours after surgery. Before surgery, 15 studies prescribed a single dose (300 mg to 1200 mg) and three studies prescribed repeated doses. Following surgery, only four studies prescribed repeated doses, varying from 1200 mg once daily for two days to 400 mg three times a day for 10 days. 60-70 yrs < 80 kg 25 mg 25 mg 70-80 yrs 80 kg 25-50 mg 25 mg 70-80 yrs < 80 kg 25 mg 25 mg 80+ yrs any 25 mg None- prescribe in PACU prn pain References: Verret M et al. Perioperative Use of Gabapentinoids for the Management of Postoperative Acute Pain A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Anesthesiology 2020; 133:265–79
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