Gabapentin as Adjuvant for Postoperative Pain in Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery

Summary

This study is a clinical trial, prospective, randomized and double-blinded. Gabapentin oral 10 mg/kg was administered to reduce the pain intensity as well as the opioid consumption in children from 3 months to 16 years submitted unilateral limb surgery.

Timeline

Start

2014-01

Primary completion

2015-01

Completion

2016-05

Publications

• Background Rusy LM, Hainsworth KR, Nelson TJ, Czarnecki ML, Tassone JC, Thometz JG, Lyon RM, Berens RJ, Weisman SJ. Gabapentin use in pediatric spinal fusion patients: a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial. Anesth Analg. 2010 May 1;110(5):1393-8. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181d41dc2.
• Background Mayell A, Srinivasan I, Campbell F, Peliowski A. Analgesic effects of gabapentin after scoliosis surgery in children: a randomized controlled trial. Paediatr Anaesth. 2014 Dec;24(12):1239-44. doi: 10.1111/pan.12524. Epub 2014 Sep 17.

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