Brief communication (Original). Preoperative pregabalin and/or celecoxib for pain management after total knee arthroplasty under intrathecal morphine: a randomized controlled trial

Supranee Niruthisarda, Athitarn Earsakula, Pavena Bunburaphonga, Pornrat Chindaa, Ratchanu Anutinmaneea, Suchada Prapreutthamb, Ananthana Tunprayoonc, Thewarug Werawatganona aDepartment of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, bDepartment of Anesthesiology, Bhumibol Adulyadej Hospital, Bangkok 10220, cDepartment of Anesthesiology, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok 10330, Thailand

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