| Literature DB >> 16914695 |
J M Leung1, L P Sands, M Rico, K L Petersen, M C Rowbotham, J B Dahl, C Ames, D Chou, P Weinstein.
Abstract
In this randomized pilot clinical trial, the authors tested the hypothesis that using gabapentin as an add-on agent in the treatment of postoperative pain reduces the occurrence of postoperative delirium. Postoperative delirium occurred in 5/12 patients (42%) who received placebo vs 0/9 patients who received gabapentin, p = 0.045. The reduction in delirium appears to be secondary to the opioid-sparing effect of gabapentin.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16914695 DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000233831.87781.a9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurology ISSN: 0028-3878 Impact factor: 9.910