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Preoperative pregabalin or gabapentin for acute and chronic postoperative pain among patients undergoing breast cancer surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Breast cancer surgery is associated with acute and chronic pain. We sought to systematically evaluate the effects of gabapentin and pregabalin on postoperative pain among patients undergoing breast cancer surgery. DATABASES AND DATA TREATMENT: We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, CENTRAL, Web of Science, and ProQuest from the inception of each database to November 2015. We included studies enrolling adult patients undergoing …

Authors

S. A; Khan JS; Dhaliwal J; Busse JW; Choi S; Devereaux PJ; Clarke H

Journal

Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, Vol. 70, No. 10, pp. 1317–1328

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

October 2017

DOI

10.1016/j.bjps.2017.05.054

ISSN

1748-6815