Table 2.
Patient outcomes after discharge from hospital
| No opioids (n = 2962) | Opioids (n = 1311) | Total (n = 4273) | P* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time in severe pain in week after discharge (%), median (i.q.r.) | 10 (0–30) | 20 (5–40) | 10 (1–30) | < 0.001† |
| Satisfaction with pain treatment (0–100), median (i.q.r.) | 90 (80–100) | 90 (80–100) | 90 (80–100) | 0.157† |
| Satisfaction with amount of analgesia provided | < 0.001 | |||
| Too little | 622 (21.0) | 229 (17.5) | 851 (19.9) | |
| Just right | 2226 (75.2) | 887 (67.7) | 3113 (72.9) | |
| Too much | 110 (3.7) | 194 (14.8) | 304 (7.1) | |
| Missing | 4 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) | 5 (0.1) | |
| EQ-5D-5L™ composite score (0–100), median (i.q.r.) | 87.9 (76.1–95.0) | 80.9 (69.1–89.2) | 85.9 (73.8–93.7) | < 0.001† |
| EQ-VAS score (0–100), median (i.q.r.) | 82 (70–90) | 75 (60–85) | 80 (70–90) | < 0.001† |
| Postdischarge medical presentation for pain | < 0.001 | |||
| No | 2701 (91.2) | 1121 (85.5) | 3822 (89.4) | |
| Yes | 261 (8.8) | 190 (14.5) | 451 (10.6) | |
| Postdischarge medical presentation for side-effects of medication | ||||
| No | 2851 (96.3) | 1220 (93.1) | 4071 (95.3) | < 0.001 |
| Yes | 111 (3.7) | 91 (6.9) | 202 (4.7) |
Values are n (%) unless otherwise indicated. * χ test, except †Kruskal-Wallis test.