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300 mg on day 1, 600 mg on day 2, and 900 mg from day 3 to day 30 after surgery: Acute post-operative pain intensity in gabapentin group was significantly lower than the placebo group p<0.05). The rate of PLP at the last follow-up was lower in the gabapentin group (43.48%) compared to placebo (77.27%, p=0.033). Hah et al., 2018 25 In a recent nationwide shift, surgeons have sought to decrease postoperative opioid prescribing by adopting the use of non-opioid ‘multimodal’ pain regimens. 1–4 Gabapentinoids (gabapentin and pregabalin) are now commonly administered during the postoperative period for many surgical patients, especially with the rise in adoption of Gabapentin is a novel drug used for the treatment of postoperative pain with antihyperalgesic properties and a unique mechanism of action, which differentiates it from other commonly used drugs. Various studies have shown that perioperative use of gabapentin reduces postoperative pain. The purpose of this review is to critically appraise the evidence for the use of gabapentinoids for acute pain management and its impact on the development of chronic pain after surgery. Recent findings: Recent meta-analyses have revealed that prior data likely have overestimated the beneficial effects of gabapentinoids in acute perioperative Gabapentin and other anticonvulsant medications have been established as an effective treatment for chronic neuropathic pain and are commonly used for such conditions as herpetic neuralgia, diabetic neuropathy, and phantom limb pain following amputation. • Gabapentinoids such as gabapentin and pregabalin are often included in perioperative multimodal analgesia regimens in an attempt to reduce acute, subacute, and chronic pain after surgery • Current American Pain Society and European Society of Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Therapy guidelines offer conflicting recom- Perioperative gabapentin, 1200 mg, administered preoperatively plus 600 mg every 8 hours continued for 72 hours after surgery did not affect time to pain cessation, the rate of pain resolution, or the proportion of patients with chronic pain at 6 months or 1 year following surgery. Gabapentin appears safe and well tolerated when used for persistent post-operative and post-traumatic pain in thoracic surgery patients, although minor side effects do occur. Gabapentin may relieve refractory chest wall pain in some of these patients, particularly those with more severe pain. Gabapentinoids such as gabapentin and pregabalin are often included in perioperative multimodal analgesia regimens in an attempt to reduce acute, subacute, and chronic pain after surgery. Current American Pain Society and European Society of Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Therapy guidelines offer conflicting recommendations for the use of Gabapentin, an anticonvulsant, has recently been suggested as an effective postoperative ‘analgesic’ agent. The objective of the present study was to examine the analgesic effectiveness, opioid-sparing effects and side effects associated with the use of gabapentin in a perioperative setting. Peri-operative gabapentin administration is effective in reducing pain scores, opioid requirements and opioid-related adverse effects in the first 24 hours after surgery. No serious side-effects were observed, though sedation was associated with gabapentin use. In summary, the administration of gabapentin was effective in decreasing postoperative narcotic consumption and the incidence of pruritus. There was a high risk of selection bias and a higher heterogeneity of knee flexion range in this analysis. The following medical subject heading terms, keywords, and their combinations were used: “pain management, postoperative pain, total hip arthroplasties, total hip replacement, and gabapentin”. The search was limited to randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in humans and published in English up to December 2015. Pre-operative gabapentin (600-1200 mg) reduces the amount of narcotics required in the post-anesthetic care unit (PACU). Pre-operative gabapentin does not decrease long-term narcotic use and is associated with increased side effects of respiratory depression, sedation, and falls. Gabapentin 250 mg is statistically superior to placebo in the treatment of established acute postoperative pain, but the NNT of 11 for at least 50% pain relief over 6 hours with gabapentin 250 mg is of limited clinical value and inferior to commonly used analgesics. Gabapentin 250 mg is not clinically useful as a stand-alone analgesic in While the CDC’s controversial opioid guideline does not advocate using gabapentinoids for post-surgical pain, it does recommend their use in treating chronic pain -- with little to no mention of their side effects. Background: Perioperative pain treatment often consist of combinations of non-opioid and opioid analgesics, 'multimodal analgesia', in which gabapentin is currently used. The aim was to document beneficial and harmful effects of perioperative gabapentin treatment. Despite the widespread use of gabapentin, recent studies raised concerns about the marginal benefit and immediate harms of gabapentin use for perioperative pain management. 11 Studies, 12-14 including meta-analyses of RCTs, concluded that the evidence on gabapentin’s effectiveness is low quality owing to inconsistent and imprecise results and some outcomes indirectness. Firm evidence for use of gabapentin is lacking as clinically relevant beneficial effect of gabapentin may be absent and harm is imminent, especially when added to multi-modal analgesia. Editorial Comment In this trustworthy systematic review, use of gabapentin for post-operative pain management was scrutinized.
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