Preoperative Gabapentin for Acute Post‐thoracotomy Analgesia: A Randomized, Double‐Blinded, Active Placebo‐Controlled Study

Abstract

A single preoperative oral dose of gabapentin (600 mg) did not reduce pain scores or opioid consumption following elective thoracotomy, and did not confer any analgesic benefit in the setting of effective multimodal analgesia that included thoracic epidural infusion.