Table 3.
Unadjusted analyses assessing the association of pre-operative opioid use and 6-month adverse events and PROMs
| Unadjusted Analysis |
Non-opioid user n = 824 |
Opioid user n = 359 |
P value |
| Total adverse events | 38.8% | 38.8% | 1.00 |
| Acute significant adverse events | 5.7% | 5.3% | 0.88 |
| Post-discharge significant adverse events | 6.5% | 7.1% | 0.78 |
| Total significant adverse events | 12.3% | 12.7% | 0.95 |
| Unadjusted Analysis |
Non-opioid user n = 714 |
Opioid user n = 317 |
P Value |
| 6-month Oxford Score | 39.5 (7.8) | 38.8 (8.9) | 0.22 |
| 6-month EQ-VAS | 77.1 (17.8) | 71.9 (20.5) | < 0.001 |
| 6-month “Much Better” | 81.1% | 80.3% | 0.83 |
Bold values indicate statistical significance (P < 0.05)