Should we use gabapentin for postoperative pain control?

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Service d'Anesthésie Réanimation Chirurgicale, Hôpital Raymond Poincaré, AP-HP, Université de Versailles St-Quentin, Garches, France INSERM, U-987, Centre d'Evaluation et de Traitement de la Douleur, Hôpital Ambroise Paré, Université de Versailles St-Quentin, Versailles, France.

Published: December 2015

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