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Purpose: Pregabalin is commonly used as an analgesic for neuropathic pain. But pregabalin as an adjunct to a multimodal analgesic regimen - although standard clinical protocol in some settings - has remained controversial. This meta-analysis was conducted to identify the efficacy of pregabalin for management of postoperative pain in thoracotomy. Materials and methods: Pubmed, Embase, Cochrane, Web of Science, Springer, and Clinical Trial Register database were searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of pregabalin in preventing postoperative pain in thoracotomy. Review Manager 5.3 and STATA 12.0 were selected to conduct the meta-analysis. Trial sequential analysis was used to control random errors and calculate the required information size. Results: Nine RCTs with 684 patients were included in our meta-analysis. Outcomes favoring pregabalin included less pain on a 0-10 scale on 1 day [mean difference (MD): -0.87; 95% CI: -1.55 to -0.19; P=0.01], 3 days (MD: -1.55; 95% CI: -1.93 to -1.18; P Conclusion: Pregabalin can prevent postoperative pain in thoracotomy and decrease incidence of neuropathic pain and morphine consumption. Pregabalin may be a valuable asset in management of acute and persistent postoperative pain in thoracotomy. Keywords: pregabalin, postoperative pain, thoracotomy, meta-analysis, neuropathic pain
Introduction Patients commonly experience acute to chronic pain after thoracotomy. Bayman et al (1) reported that a higher severity of pain at first postoperative 3 days may develop a higher [...]