Table 3.

Median (IQR) oral morphine equivalent daily dose (OMEDD) for the total sample and key subgroups of patients

	N	OMEDD	p-value
Total sample	1282	50.2 (30.3–77.9)
Type of surgery
Hip replacement	558	48 (27.6–80.6)	0.51
Knee replacement	724	52.5 (32.1–76.9)
Trauma status
Yes	1186	52.2 (31.7–79.4)	< 0.001
No (elective surgery)	96	30.7 (18.9–48.2)
Complexity
Major	210	46.8 (25.6–73)	0.34
Minor	1072	51.1 (30.9–79)
Revision surgery
Yes	111	49.1 (30.2–73.4)	0.77
No	1171	50.5 (30.3–78.8)
Pain medicines received
Opioids and paracetamol only	787	46 (26.3–68.3)	< 0.001
Opioids, paracetamol, and other pain medicines	495	62.2 (36.1–90)