Preoperative Pain Control in Liver Surgery Patients

Summary

Pregabalin 150mg or placebo are administered 1 hour preoperatively in patients undergoing partial hepatectomy. Postoperatively, patients receive morphine as rescue analgesic. Morphine consumption in the first 48 hours is documented. Postoperative pain is measured by the visual analogue scale (VAS) score.

Timeline

Start

2013-05

Primary completion

2014-12

Completion

2014-12

Drugs

Indications