Perioperative use of gabapentinoids for the management of postoperative acute pain: protocol of a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Opioids are commonly used for the management of postoperative pain, but their use is limited by important adverse events, such as respiratory depression and the potential for addiction. Multimodal opioid-sparing analgesia regimens can be effectively employed to manage postoperati...

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Main Authors: Michael Verret, François Lauzier, Ryan Zarychanski, Xavier Savard, Marie-Joëlle Cossi, Anne-Marie Pinard, Guillaume Leblanc, Alexis F. Turgeon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Systematic Reviews
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13643-018-0906-3