Pregabalin does not reduce postoperative pain after outpatient ACL surgery: A case-control study. 2023

Alexandra M Stein, and Pierre-Alban Bouché, and Olivier Grimaud, and Paul Vedrenne, and Alexandre Hardy
Orthopedics department, Hôpital Cochin Paris, 27, rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques, 75014 Paris, France. Electronic address: stein.alexandra@hotmail.com.

In France, prescribing pregabalin requires a secure prescription valid for 6 months since the decree of 12 February 2021, based on recommendations of the French Centre for Evaluation and Information on Pharmacodependence and Addiction vigilance (CEIP-A). This led to discontinuation of this treatment as a postoperative analgesic in the French ACL Study (FAST) cohort. We aimed to evaluate the impact of this change on early postoperative pain. Pregabalin is an important analgesic for reducing early postoperative pain after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) repair. At our healthcare facility, 584 patients from the FAST cohort who underwent primary isolated ACL reconstruction were included: 292 patients operated before June 1, 2021 who received pregabalin postoperatively and 292 patients operated after June 1, 2021 who did not receive pregabalin. The patients were matched based on age, sex, preoperative Lysholm and Tegner scores. Pain was evaluated on a visual analog scale (VAS) on D0 in the evening, D0 at night, D1, D2 and D3. The patients who did not receive pregabalin had more severe pain at night on D0: 5.21 vs 5.68 (p=.048). There was no difference between groups in the postoperative pain at rest during the evening of D0 (p=.89), D1 (p=.33), D2 (p=.37) and D3 (p=.21). In the context of outpatient arthroscopic ACL reconstruction, pregabalin does not reduce early postoperative pain in a clinically significant manner. IV; case-control study.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010045 Outpatients Persons who receive ambulatory care at an outpatient department or clinic without room and board being provided. Out-patients,Out patients,Out-patient,Outpatient
D010149 Pain, Postoperative Pain during the period after surgery. Acute Post-operative Pain,Acute Postoperative Pain,Chronic Post-operative Pain,Chronic Post-surgical Pain,Chronic Postoperative Pain,Chronic Postsurgical Pain,Pain, Post-operative,Persistent Postsurgical Pain,Post-operative Pain,Post-operative Pain, Acute,Post-operative Pain, Chronic,Post-surgical Pain,Postoperative Pain, Acute,Postoperative Pain, Chronic,Postsurgical Pain,Postoperative Pain,Acute Post operative Pain,Chronic Post operative Pain,Chronic Post surgical Pain,Chronic Postsurgical Pains,Pain, Acute Post-operative,Pain, Acute Postoperative,Pain, Chronic Post-operative,Pain, Chronic Post-surgical,Pain, Chronic Postoperative,Pain, Chronic Postsurgical,Pain, Persistent Postsurgical,Pain, Post operative,Pain, Post-surgical,Pain, Postsurgical,Post operative Pain,Post operative Pain, Acute,Post operative Pain, Chronic,Post surgical Pain,Post-operative Pains,Post-surgical Pain, Chronic,Postsurgical Pain, Chronic,Postsurgical Pain, Persistent
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000069583 Pregabalin A gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) derivative that functions as a CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER and is used as an ANTICONVULSANT as well as an ANTI-ANXIETY AGENT. It is also used as an ANALGESIC in the treatment of NEUROPATHIC PAIN and FIBROMYALGIA. (R-)-3-isobutyl GABA,(S)-3-(aminomethyl)-5-methylhexanoic acid,(S+)-3-isobutyl GABA,3-(aminomethyl)-5-methylhexanoic acid,3-isobutyl GABA,CI 1008,CI-1008,Lyrica,1008, CI,3 isobutyl GABA,CI1008,GABA, 3-isobutyl
D000070598 Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries Sprain or tear injuries to the ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT of the knee. ACL Injuries,ACL Tears,Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury,Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear,Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears,ACL Injury,ACL Tear,Injuries, ACL,Injury, ACL,Tear, ACL,Tears, ACL
D000700 Analgesics Compounds capable of relieving pain without the loss of CONSCIOUSNESS. Analgesic,Anodynes,Antinociceptive Agents,Analgesic Agents,Analgesic Drugs,Agents, Analgesic,Agents, Antinociceptive,Drugs, Analgesic
D016022 Case-Control Studies Comparisons that start with the identification of persons with the disease or outcome of interest and a control (comparison, referent) group without the disease or outcome of interest. The relationship of an attribute is examined by comparing both groups with regard to the frequency or levels of outcome over time. Case-Base Studies,Case-Comparison Studies,Case-Referent Studies,Matched Case-Control Studies,Nested Case-Control Studies,Case Control Studies,Case-Compeer Studies,Case-Referrent Studies,Case Base Studies,Case Comparison Studies,Case Control Study,Case Referent Studies,Case Referrent Studies,Case-Comparison Study,Case-Control Studies, Matched,Case-Control Studies, Nested,Case-Control Study,Case-Control Study, Matched,Case-Control Study, Nested,Case-Referent Study,Case-Referrent Study,Matched Case Control Studies,Matched Case-Control Study,Nested Case Control Studies,Nested Case-Control Study,Studies, Case Control,Studies, Case-Base,Studies, Case-Comparison,Studies, Case-Compeer,Studies, Case-Control,Studies, Case-Referent,Studies, Case-Referrent,Studies, Matched Case-Control,Studies, Nested Case-Control,Study, Case Control,Study, Case-Comparison,Study, Case-Control,Study, Case-Referent,Study, Case-Referrent,Study, Matched Case-Control,Study, Nested Case-Control
D016118 Anterior Cruciate Ligament A strong ligament of the knee that originates from the posteromedial portion of the lateral condyle of the femur, passes anteriorly and inferiorly between the condyles, and attaches to the depression in front of the intercondylar eminence of the tibia. Cruciate Ligament, Anterior,Anterior Cranial Cruciate Ligament,Cranial Cruciate Ligament,Anterior Cruciate Ligaments,Cranial Cruciate Ligaments,Cruciate Ligament, Cranial,Cruciate Ligaments, Anterior,Cruciate Ligaments, Cranial,Ligament, Anterior Cruciate,Ligament, Cranial Cruciate,Ligaments, Anterior Cruciate,Ligaments, Cranial Cruciate
D016896 Treatment Outcome Evaluation undertaken to assess the results or consequences of management and procedures used in combating disease in order to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, and practicability of these interventions in individual cases or series. Rehabilitation Outcome,Treatment Effectiveness,Clinical Effectiveness,Clinical Efficacy,Patient-Relevant Outcome,Treatment Efficacy,Effectiveness, Clinical,Effectiveness, Treatment,Efficacy, Clinical,Efficacy, Treatment,Outcome, Patient-Relevant,Outcome, Rehabilitation,Outcome, Treatment,Outcomes, Patient-Relevant,Patient Relevant Outcome,Patient-Relevant Outcomes

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