Effects of Preoperative Gabapentin Versus Pregabalin on Shoulder Pain After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of premedication with pregabalin or gabapentin versus placebo on postoperative shoulder pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Timeline

Start

2016-12-01

Primary completion

2017-08-30

Completion

2017-09-28

Publications

• Results Tiippana EM, Hamunen K, Kontinen VK, Kalso E. Do surgical patients benefit from perioperative gabapentin/pregabalin? A systematic review of efficacy and safety. Anesth Analg. 2007 Jun;104(6):1545-56, table of contents. doi: 10.1213/01.ane.0000261517.27532.80.
• Results Valadan M, Banifatemi S, Yousefshahi F. Preoperative Gabapentin to Prevent Postoperative Shoulder Pain After Laparoscopic Ovarian Cystectomy: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Anesth Pain Med. 2015 Dec 5;5(6):e31524. doi: 10.5812/aapm.31524. eCollection 2015 Dec.
• Results Agarwal A, Gautam S, Gupta D, Agarwal S, Singh PK, Singh U. Evaluation of a single preoperative dose of pregabalin for attenuation of postoperative pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Br J Anaesth. 2008 Nov;101(5):700-4. doi: 10.1093/bja/aen244. Epub 2008 Aug 20.
• Nakhli MS, Kahloul M, Jebali C, Frigui W, Naija W. Effects of Gabapentinoids Premedication on Shoulder Pain and Rehabilitation Quality after Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Pregabalin versus Gabapentin. Pain Res Manag. 2018 Jul 9;2018:9834059. doi: 10.1155/2018/9834059. eCollection 2018.

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