Gabapentin and Post Tonsillectomy Pain-The Next Best Thing?

Gabapentin and Post Tonsillectomy Pain-The Next Best Thing?

This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Tonsillectomy is the second most common childhood ambulatory surgical procedure, and in the United States alone it is perfor...

gabapentin and post tonsillectomy pain-the next best thing?

Effects of Oral Gabapentin, Local Bupivacaine and Intravenous Pethidine on Post Tonsillectomy Pain

Introduction: Tonsillectomy is one of the most common surgeries performed worldwide. Post-operative pain arising from tonsillectomy is one of the earliest complications that can postpone oral nutrition and increase the hospitalization period. Administration of opioids via injection is usually preferred to relive pain in these patients. However, the side effects of this approach prompted us to s...

The Next Best Thing in Cardiovascular Research

“W hat will be the next best thing in cardiovascular research?” This was the loaded question recently posed in a panel discussion at the American Heart Association Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences (BCVS) 2017 Scientific Sessions, held in Portland, OR, from July 10 to 13. The panelists made clear the challenge to predict the next major breakthrough, with most scientists in the room hopin...

Analgesic Effects of Gabapentin and Diclofenac on Post-Operative Pain in Patients Undergoing Tonsillectomy

We studied the article by Yeganeh Mogadam et al. (1) with great interest, “comparison of analgesic effect between gabapentin and diclofenac on Post-Operative Pain in Patients Undergoing Tonsillectomy”. The authors had demonstrated that administration of preoperative gabapentin and diclofenac significantly reduced postoperative pain, and the amount of opioid consumption. Although the article was...