Randomized controlled trial of gabapentin as an adjunct to perioperative analgesia in total hip arthroplasty patients

PurposeGabapentin was investigated as a single-dose adjunct to morphine for postoperative pain management. The primary objective was to determine if gabapentin given preoperatively and for two days postoperatively as part of multimodal analgesia would decrease postoperative morphine consumption in patients undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty (THA).MethodsThe study group included 102 patients aged 19-90 years who were undergoing primary …