Table 2: Pre-interventions opioid prescribing and usage patterns and the percentage of opioids used compared to those prescribed.
Type of Surgery |
Average MME (± SD) |
% Change between taken vs. prescribed |
P-value |
|
Prescribed by Surgeons |
Taken by Patients |
|||
Av Fistula |
135.00 (36.74) |
6.43 (8.56) |
-95.24 |
0.0000421 |
Breast Surgery (Lumpectomy, Partial/Total Mastectomy ± SNB) |
74.50 (38.99) |
26.79 (39.22) |
-64.03 |
0.0011940 |
Ureteroscopy for Calculus/Stone |
82.41 (52.47) |
34.72 (37.76) |
-57.86 |
0.0029141 |
Dilatation & Curettage |
0.00 (0.00) |
0.00 (0.00) |
No Opioids Prescribed |
N/A |
Dental Extraction |
101.04 (54.28) |
35.37 (48.32) |
-64.99 |
0.0000419 |
Fess |
150.00 (25.98) |
7.50 (6.87) |
-95.00 |
0.0116492 |
Hand/Joint Surgery |
193.00 (143.71) |
121.56 (103.20) |
-37.01 |
0.2740255 |
Knee Arthroscopy/Meniscectomy |
242.50 (111.33) |
98.75 (122.23) |
-59.28 |
0.0003927 |
Cholecystectomy |
104.57 (50.16) |
46.04 (48.78) |
-55.97 |
0.0000020 |
Laparoscopic Or Open Inguinal Hernia Repair |
134.07 (83.20) |
50.93 (52.94) |
-62.01 |
0.0000013 |
Septoplasty |
154.44 (50.17) |
37.75 (39.23) |
-75.56 |
7.2714e-09 |
Shoulder Rotator Cuff Repair |
458.26 (230.11) |
247.30 (209.50) |
-46.03 |
0.0022087 |
Tonsillectomy |
220.91 (126.81) |
124.55 (103.05) |
-43.62 |
0.0653383 |
Total Shoulder Repair |
600.00 (N/A N=1) |
45.00 (N/A N=1) |
-92.50 |
N/A N=1 |
Turp |
70.33 (52.78) |
39.94 (51.88) |
-43.21 |
0.2358073 |
Varicose Veins |
180.00 (0.00) |
51.00 (55.75) |
-71.67 |
0.0023777 |
Average Overall |
181.31 (151.05) |
60.85 (61.96) |
-66.44 |
0.007893487 |