The effects of the pre-emptive oral gabapentin on post-anesthesia recovery criteria, acute post-thoracotomy pain and development of chronicity in pain with benign thoracotomy operations

KOŞUCU, MÜGE; TUGCUGIL, ERSAGUN; ERTÜRK, ENGİN; TOPBAŞ, MURAT; EROĞLU, AHMET; ULUSOY, HÜLYA; TEKİNBAŞ, CELAL

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2014.7707

The effects of the pre-emptive oral gabapentin on post-anesthesia recovery criteria, acute post-thoracotomy pain and development of chronicity in pain with benign thoracotomy operations

KOŞUCU M., TUGCUGIL E., ERTÜRK E., TOPBAŞ M., EROĞLU A., ULUSOY H., ...More

TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, vol.22, no.2, pp.389-396, 2014 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 22 Issue: 2
Publication Date: 2014
Doi Number: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2014.7707
Journal Name: TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.389-396
Keywords: Gabapentin, pain, thoracotomy, LONG-TERM PAIN, PREOPERATIVE GABAPENTIN, POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA, BREAST SURGERY, DOUBLE-BLIND, ANXIETY
Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: In this article, we evaluated the effects of pre-emptive oral gabapentin on post-anesthesia recovery criteria and acute and chronic post-thoracotomy pain.