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. 2024 Oct 5;17:3267–3275. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S471160

Table 3.

Outcomes for Patients on Buprenorphine, Methadone, and Naltrexone for Substance Use Disorder 

POE Visit (N=35) No POE Visit (N=107)   Unweighted  Weighted 
Estimate* 95% CI p-value Estimate* 95% CI p-value
Total perioperative opioids, median (IQR)ª 48.1 (8.0, 108.1) 30.1 (0.1, 126.0) 1.79 (0.88, 3.65) 0.107 0.97 (0.44, 2.15) 0.943
Hospital length of stay, median (IQR)ª 2.2 (1.0, 5.2) 1.3 (0.7, 3.2) 1.43 (0.98, 2.07) 0.061 0.96 (0.59, 1.57) 0.882
Perioperative multimodal analgesics, n (%) 31 (89%) 103 (96%) 0.30 (0.07, 1.21) 0.090 0.43 (0.09, 2.03) 0.285
Perioperative complications, n (%) 2 (6%) 10 (9%) 0.75 (0.18, 3.24) 0.705 0.34 (0.07, 1.65) 0.180
Inpatient pain service, n (%) 13 (37%) 26 (24%) 1.85 (0.83, 4.10) 0.132 1.14 (0.40, 3.28) 0.803
Readmitted within 30 days, n (%) 9 (26%) 34 (32%) 1.09 (0.35, 3.37) 0.883 1.05 (0.30, 3.64) 0.942
Procedure cancelled, n (%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
Post-surgical addiction medicine consult, n (%) 1 (3%) 7 (7%) 0.43 (0.05, 3.60) 0.439 0.35 (0.04, 3.06) 0.342

Notes: The reference group is no POE visit. Estimates are the multiplicative change in the outcome for total perioperative opioid consumption, hospital length of stay, and total multimodal perioperative analgesics. Estimates are Odds Ratios for perioperative complications, inpatient pain service, readmitted within 30 days, and withdrawal or relapse.  ªData were log-transformed for normality.