Pregabalin is a safe and effective medication that may decrease perioperative opioid use in patients with more acute neuropathic pain than acute inflammatory pain. When surgery involves more neuropathic-type acute pain there is growing evidence that pregabalin may decrease the incidence of chronic pain.
There is a need for more high-level evidence-based guidelines to help practitioners achieve the best care of this growing high-risk population of patients.
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