Gabapentin in Burns

Gabapentin in Burns

I read with interest the article entitled Effect of Gabapentin on Morphine Consumption and Pain after Surgical Debridement of Burn Wounds: A Double-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial Study and was impressed by the scientific rigor and level of detailed observation. This is especially admirable in a study performed at the front line of burn surgery. Gabapentin appears to have a role to play in the ...

gabapentin in burns

The Concurrent Use of Gabapentin and Opioid Analgesia in Burns Patients

I read with interest the study by Rimaz et al. (1) which showed a statistically significant reduction in visual analogue pain scores and morphine consumption in a double blind randomised setting with 25 patients in each wing. This is not the first study to suggest that in tackling the complex mechanism of post-burn hypersensitivity, as yet not fully understood but thought to be similar to posto...

the concurrent use of gabapentin and opioid analgesia in burns patients

The Use of Gabapentin to Decrease Morphine Consumption After Surgical Debridement for Burns

I read with great interest the recent manuscript by Siamak Rimaz on “ Effect of Gabapentin on Morphine Consumption and Pain after Surgical Debridement of Burn Wounds: A Double-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial Study” published in Archives of Trauma Research (1). In this article they recruited 50 patients and through a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study demonstrated a significant i...