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From the Departments of Anaesthesiology and Biostatistics, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
Address correspondence to: Dr. Chandra Kant Pandey, Department of Anaesthesiology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow 226014, India. Phone: 0091-522-2668700, ext. 2490; Fax: 0091-522-2668017, attention to Dr. C.K. Pandey; E-mail: ckpandey{at}sgpgi.ac.in
Purpose: We investigated whether the preemptive use of gabapentin, a structural analogue of gamma amino butyric acid could reduce postoperative pain and fentanyl consumption in patients after single-level lumbar discoidectomy.
Methods: Fifty-six ASA I and II patients were randomly allocated into two equal groups to receive either gabapentin 300 mg or placebo two hours before surgery. After surgery, the pain was assessed on a visual analogue scale (VAS) at intervals of 0–6, 6–12, 12–18, and 18–24 hr at rest. Total fentanyl consumption in the first 24 hr after surgery was also recorded. Fentanyl 2 µg·kg–1 intravenously was used to treat postoperative pain on patients’ demand.
Results: Patients in the gabapentin group had significantly lower VAS scores at all time intervals of 0–6, 6–12, 12–18, and 18–24 hr than those in the placebo group (3.5 ± 2.3, 3.2 ± 2.1, 1.8 ± 1.7, 1.2 ± 1.3 vs 6.1 ± 1.7, 4.4 ± 1.2, 3.3 ± 1.1, 2.1 ± 1.2; P < 0.05). The total fentanyl consumed after surgery in the first 24 hr in the gabapentin group (233.5 ± 141.9, mean + SD) was significantly less than in the placebo group (359.6 ± 104.1; P < 0.05).
Conclusion: Preemptive gabapentin 300 mg po significantly decreases the severity of pain postoperatively in patients who undergo single-level lumbar discoidectomy.
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