Open AccessEfficacy of 50 mg pregabalin for prevention of postoperative neuropathic pain after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and thoracotomy: a 3-month prospective randomized controlled trial
Author(s) -
Takashi Homma,
Yoshinori Doki,
Yutaka Yamamoto,
Toshihiro Ojima,
Yasuhiro Shimada,
Naoya Kitamura,
Yushi Akemoto,
Yuki Hida,
Naoki Yoshimura
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of thoracic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2077-6624
pISSN - 2072-1439
DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2019.02.77
Subject(s) - pregabalin , medicine , neuropathic pain , anesthesia , gabapentin , analgesic , randomized controlled trial , adverse effect , visual analogue scale , surgery , alternative medicine , pathology
This study analyzed the preventive effect of 50 mg/day pregabalin on postoperative neuropathic pain, and any additional benefits related to sleep and respiratory function.