Open AccessEffect of Oral Pregabalin as Preemptive Analgesic in Patients Undergoing Lower Limb Orthopedic Surgeries under Spinal Anaesthesia
Author(s) -
Bon Sebastian,
Anand T Talikoti,
Kiran Nelamangala,
Dinesh Krishnamurthy
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/18854.8081
Subject(s) - medicine , pregabalin , anesthesia , analgesic , orthopedic surgery , diclofenac , sedation , surgery , bupivacaine , placebo , alternative medicine , pathology
Conquering postoperative pain which has significant impact on the surgery outcome can be challenging for the clinicians. Pregabalin is a GABA analogue used for various neuropathic pain syndromes. Very few studies are there with the use of pregabalin as a preemptive analgesic for orthopedic surgeries.