The Effect of Gabapentin on Delayed Discharge from the Postanesthesia Care Unit: A Retrospective Analysis.

Background: Enhanced recovery after surgery programs has incorporated gabapentin as part of a multimodal analgesia protocol. The preemptive use of gabapentin was found to be beneficial due to its opioid-sparing effect. However, excessive sedation and delayed discharge from postanesthesia recovery units are of concern.

An estimation for an appropriate end time for an intraoperative intravenous lidocaine infusion in bowel surgery: a comparative meta-analysis.

Study Objective: There exists no commonly accepted regimen for an intravenous lidocaine infusion (IVLI). This study aims to determine an appropriate end time for an IVLI during bowel surgery.

Design: A systematic search for randomized controlled trials assessing IVLI for bowel surgery was conducted using Ovid MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Cochrane CENTRAL, Google Scholar, hand-searching references, and grey literature.