The administration of low and moderate doses of gabapentin or pregabalin prior to surgery is associated with decreased 30-day hospital readmissions, a new study has found. This effect, the authors of the observational study said, was at least partly mediated by lower intraoperative opioid use.
“There was a movement at our institution to stop use of preoperative gabapentinoids,” said Matthias Eikermann, MD, PhD, who was the vice chair of faculty affairs, Department of Anesthesia,