Does the addition of post-operative gabapentin reduce the use of narcotics after sports medicine surgery?

Julian A GiakasHeidi A IsraelAshley H AliScott G Kaar

Published in: The Physician and sportsmedicine (2023)

Addition of gabapentin to a post-operative multimodal pain regimen reduced theuse of narcotics after orthopedic sports medicine surgeries, while alsoproviding equivalent pain control.

Keyphrases

neuropathic pain
pain management
chronic pain
spinal cord
spinal cord injury
minimally invasive
surgical site infection
acute coronary syndrome