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We examined the effect of preoperative gabapentin in thoracotomy patients.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:\u2002<\/jats:bold> Adults undergoing elective thoracotomy were enrolled in this prospective, randomized, double\u2010blinded, placebo\u2010controlled study, and randomly assigned to receive 600\u2003mg gabapentin or active placebo (12.5\u2003mg diphenhydramine) orally within 2\u2003hours preoperatively. Standardized management included thoracic epidural infusion, intravenous patient\u2010controlled opioid analgesia, acetaminophen and ketorolac. Pain scores, opioid use and side effects were recorded for 48\u2003hours. Pain was also assessed at 3\u2003months.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:\u2002<\/jats:bold> One hundred twenty patients (63 placebo and 57 gabapentin) were studied. Pain scores did not significantly differ at any time point (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2003=\u20030.53). Parenteral and oral opioid consumption was not significantly different between groups on postoperative day 1 or 2 (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2003&gt;\u20030.05 in both cases). The frequency of side effects such as nausea and vomiting or respiratory depression was not significantly different between groups, but gabapentin was associated with decreased frequency of pruritus requiring nalbuphine (14% gabapentin vs. 43% control group, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2003&lt;\u20030.001). The frequency of patients experiencing pain at 3\u2003months post\u2010thoracotomy was also comparable between groups (70% gabapentin vs. 66% placebo group, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2003=\u20030.72).<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusions:\u2002<\/jats:bold> A single preoperative oral dose of gabapentin (600\u2003mg) did not reduce pain scores or opioid consumption following elective thoracotomy, and did not confer any analgesic benefit in the setting of effective multimodal analgesia that included thoracic epidural infusion.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1533-2500.2011.00480.x","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2011,6,17]],"date-time":"2011-06-17T03:25:08Z","timestamp":1308281108000},"page":"175-183","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":70,"title":["Preoperative Gabapentin for Acute Post\u2010thoracotomy Analgesia: A Randomized, Double\u2010Blinded, Active Placebo\u2010Controlled Study"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Michelle A. 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