منابع مشابه
Gabapentin for acute and chronic post-surgical pain
Pain after surgery remains a significant clinical problem as it impairs recovery adversely and may lead to the transition to chronic pain. Opioid medications are far from ideal agents in suppressing postoperative pain. Gabapentin –an anticonvulsant with antihyperalgesic propertiesoriginally efficacious against neuropathic pain seems to be very promising for the management of pain after surgery ...
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EVIDENCE DEFINITIONS Class I: Prospective randomized controlled trial. Class II: Prospective clinical study or retrospective analysis of reliable data. Includes observational, cohort, prevalence, or case control studies. Class III: Retrospective study. Includes database or registry reviews, large series of case reports, expert opinion. Technology assessment: A technology study which doe...
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Gabapentin (1-aminomethyl-cyclohexaneacetic acid) is an amino acid that has the structure of the neurotransmitter γ -aminobutyric acid (GABA). It is a novel drug used for the treatment of postoperative pain with antihyperalgesic properties and a unique mechanism of action. Gabapentin and the related, more potent compound pregabalin have been shown to be beneficial in the treatment of neuropathi...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1465-1858
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd005452.pub2