Use of preoperative gabapentin significantly reduces postoperative opioid consumption: a meta-analysis.

J Pain Res · 2016 · PMC5026214 · PMID 27672340

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A slight reduction was observed in postoperative opioid consumption following caesarian sections (SMD −0.32, 95% CI: −0.90–0.26; P =0.279), prostatectomy (SMD −0.30, 95% CI: −0.86–0.25; P =0.282), and thoracotomy (SMD −0.06; 95% CI: −0.42–0.30; P =0.749), but failed to reach statistical significance ( Figure 4 ).

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