Abstract
Gabapentin and Post Tonsillectomy Pain-The Next Best Thing?
Highlights
I read with interest the article by Mogadam et al. (1) in which the authors have compared the analgesic efficacy of gabapentin and diclofenac in patients undergoing tonsillectomy
They concluded that both gabapentin and diclofenac reduced postoperative pain and opioid consumption without side effects
Gabapentin is being increasingly used as a multimodal perioperative drug because of its ability to produce analgesia, anxiolysis and sedation
Summary
I read with interest the article by Mogadam et al (1) in which the authors have compared the analgesic efficacy of gabapentin and diclofenac in patients undergoing tonsillectomy. They concluded that both gabapentin and diclofenac reduced postoperative pain and opioid consumption without side effects. It offers a simple means to administer the drug, equalling the analgesic efficacy of the oral preparation (6). It bypasses the enteric system eliminating several gastrointestinal adverse effects of the drug.
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