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. 2026 Apr 12;18(4):e106897. doi: 10.7759/cureus.106897

Table 3. In-hospital opioid consumption expressed as oral morphine equivalents.

Oral oxycodone was converted to oral morphine equivalent using a factor of 1.5; IV morphine was converted using a factor of 3.

Postoperative day Intravenous morphine (mg) Oral oxycodone (mg) Oral morphine equivalents (mg)
Day 0 6 0 18
Day 1 2 10 21
Day 2 12 40 96
Day 3 2 30 51
Day 4 0 20 30
Day 5 0 20 30
Total 22 120 246 (41 mg /day)