Orlando, Fla.—The ongoing debate surrounding the efficacy of perioperative gabapentinoids in adult patients may be over, at least for the management of acute postoperative pain.
A team of Canadian researchers concluded that perioperative use of gabapentinoids yields no clinically significant analgesic effect, and comes with an increased risk for adverse events.
“Gabapentinoids are among the most frequently prescribed classes of drugs worldwide,” explained