Table 2.
Opioid equivalents and total amounts given to study participants within the first 48 hours postoperatively.
| Medication | Route | Equivalent Analgesic Dose (mg) |
Total Amount Administered (mg) |
IV Morphine Equivalent Dose (mg) |
Percent of Total IV Morphine Equivalent Dose Administered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morphine | Intravenous | 10 | 1012 | 1012 | 2.9% |
| Oral | 30 | 650 | 217 | 0.6% | |
| Fentanyl | Intravenous | 0.1 | 81 | 8087 | 22.8% |
| Oral | 0.23 | 0 | 9 | 0.0% | |
| Meperidine | Intravenous | 75 | 125 | 17 | 0.0% |
| Oxycodone | Oral | 20 | 37328 | 18664 | 52.6% |
| Hydrocodone | Oral | 30 | 900 | 300 | 0.8% |
| Tramadol | Oral | 150 | 1450 | 97 | 0.3% |
| Hydromorphone | Intravenous | 1.5 | 1011 | 6739 | 19.0% |
| Oral | 7 | 143 | 205 | 0.6% | |
| Methadone | Oral | 20 | 50 | 25 | 0.1% |
| Codeine | Oral | 200 | 30 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Tapentadol | Oral | 75 | 675 | 90 | 0.3% |
IV = intravenous