Effect of preoperative gabapentin on pain intensity and development of chronic pain after carpal tunnel syndrome surgical treatment in women: randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

Effect of preoperative gabapentin on pain intensity and development of chronic pain after carpal tunnel syndrome surgical treatment in women: randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES: Effective postoperative analgesia is important for reducing the incidence of chronic pain. This study evaluated the effect of preoperative gabapentin on postoperative analgesia and the incidence of chronic pain among patients undergoing carpal tunnel syndrome surgi...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Jun Sadatsune, Plínio da Cunha Leal, Rachel Jorge Dino Cossetti, Rioko Kimiko Sakata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
Subjects:
Pain, postoperative
Chronic pain
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Neuralgia
Anesthesia, conduction.
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802016000400285&lng=en&tlng=en

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