Poster 375: Does the Addition of Post-Operative Gabapentin Reduce the Use of Narcotics After Orthopaedic Surgery in a Sports Medicine Practice?

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of gabapentin and its effect on narcotic use in an outpatient sports medicine practice by comparing patients before and after initiating the routine use of gabapentin as part of a standardized post-operative pain medication regimen....

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Published in:Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine 2024-07, Vol.12 (7_suppl2)
Main Authors: Giakas, Julian, Israel, Heidi, Ali, Ashley, Kaar, Scott
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analgesics
Anesthesia
Bone surgery
Drug use
Hospitals
Medicine
Narcotics
Orthopedics
Pain
Patients
Sports medicine
Tobacco
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Summary:Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of gabapentin and its effect on narcotic use in an outpatient sports medicine practice by comparing patients before and after initiating the routine use of gabapentin as part of a standardized post-operative pain medication regimen. We hypothesized that adding gabapentin to a multimodal post-operative pain regimen would decrease the number of requested pain medication refills and have no detrimental effect on Visual Analogue Scale and Single Assessment Numerical Evaluation scores at early post-operative visits. Methods: This study was designed as a retrospective cohort study of prospectively collected data and was approved by our institutional review board. All surgical patients
ISSN:2325-9671
2325-9671
DOI:10.1177/2325967124S00340