Table 4.
Perioperative Parameters of Patients Who Required and Did Not Require Additional Postoperative Opioid Prescription.
| Procedure-based variable | No opioid refill (n = 252) | Opioid refill (n = 22) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgical time, min, median (IQR) | 28 (18-43) | 32 (24-67) | .1 |
| Tourniquet time, min, median (IQR) | 24 (17-35) | 33 (18-41) | .3 |
| Initial postoperative opioid prescription, MEU, median (IQR) | 90 (75-150) | 132 (75-225) | .1 |
| Type of decompression, No. (%) | .4 | ||
| In situ decompression | 160 (63.5) | 11 (50.0) | |
| Submuscular transposition | 39 (15.5) | 5 (22.7) | |
| Subcutaneous transposition | 53 (21.0) | 6 (27.3) | |
| Anesthesia modality, No. (%) | .4 | ||
| General anesthesia | 66 (26.2) | 8 (36.4) | |
| Sedation/monitored anesthesia care | 185 (73.4) | 14 (63.6) | |
| Regional nerve block, No. (%) | 218 (86.5) | 19 (86.4) | .9 |
Note. SD = standard deviation; IQR = interquartile range; MEU = morphine equivalent units.