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Table 2 Review outcomes

From: A protocol for a systematic review for perioperative pregabalin use

Type of outcome

Outcome

Primary perioperative efficacy outcomes

· Pain relief at rest and on movement (any measure)

 

· Reduction in postoperative opioid and other analgesic consumption (dose, frequency, and time of first use of rescue analgesia)

Secondary perioperative and long-term outcomes

· Postoperative nausea and vomiting

 

· Anxiolysis

 

· Sleep restoration

 

· Early ambulation

 

· Early feeding

 

· Length of hospital stay

 

· Chronic postoperative pain

Perioperative harms outcomes

· Somnolence

 

· Sedation

 

· Visual disturbances

 

· Confusion

 

· Respiratory depression

 

· Cognitive dysfunction

 

· Withdrawal due to adverse events

 

· Participants with at least one serious adverse event (as defined by the FDA)

 

· Mortality

 

· Participants with at least one adverse event

 

· Withdrawal due to lack of pregabalin efficacy

FDA: Food and Drugs Administration