Table 2. Pain severity and therapy.
Initial pain severity on presentation (frequency) | ||||||
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Mild | Mild to moderate | Moderate | Moderate to severe | Severe | Total | |
First line (n = 101) | 2 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 76 | |
Non-opioid | 2 | 2 | 16 | – | 14 | 34 |
Opioid | – | – | 1 | – | 18 | 19 |
Opioid + non-opioid | – | – | 2 | 2 | 44 | 48 |
Second line (n = 51) | 7 | 2 | 42 | |||
Non-opioid | – | – | 5 | 2 | 12 | 19 |
Opioid | – | – | 1 | – | 7 | 8 |
Opioid + non-opioid | – | – | 1 | – | 23 | 24 |
Third line (n = 11) | 11 | |||||
Non-opioid | – | – | – | – | 5 | 5 |
Opioid | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
Opioid + non-opioid | – | – | – | – | 5 | 5 |
Pain resolution | ||||||
Unresolved | – | – | – | – | 7 | 7 |