@agewellwithdrstep: Gabapentin is often added to surgical pain plans to cut opioid use and speed recovery, but the largest study on this just showed it doesn’t deliver. No shorter hospital stay, no meaningful drop in opioid use, and higher chronic pain scores at 4 weeks and 4 months. Talk to your surgical team about what’s actually in your pain plan and why. Sources: • Baos S, et al., Anesthesiology, 2025 • National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR Health Technology Assessment), 2026 #GabapentinTruth #SurgeryRecovery #PainManagement #EvidenceBasedMedicine #surgeons

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