Clinical efficacy of oral gabapentin versus clonidine for preemptive analgesia in knee arthroplasty under epidural anesthesia with 0.75% Ropivacaine – A comparative study

Background: The preemptive analgesia for knee arthroscopic repair may reduce the postoperative pain without affecting the mobility of patients. The present study was designed to compare the clinical efficacy of oral gabapentin with clonidine as preemptive analgesic to epidural ropivacaine (0.75%) fo...

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Main Authors: Ivesh Singh, Kumkum Gupta, Salony Agarwal, Manoranjan Kumar Bansal, Abdul Samad, Pavitra Kalra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Pain
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Online Access:http://www.indianjpain.org/article.asp?issn=0970-5333;year=2019;volume=33;issue=1;spage=15;epage=19;aulast=Singh