Preoperative Gabapentin for Post-tonsillectomy Pain in Children

The active comparator, Gabapentin, is a structural analog of g-aminobutyric acid which has anticonvulsant properties. This study is a prospective randomized double-blinded trial examining the effectiveness of a single dose of liquid Gabapentin given 60 minutes prior to surgery for pain management in pediatric tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy pediatric patients.

Subjects randomized to the liquid placebo will receive an identical appearing liquid placebo of 0.4mL/kg.