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. 2016 May 5;87(Suppl 1):37–43. doi: 10.1080/17453674.2016.1181820

Table 3.

Crude and adjusted associations of postoperative oral morphine equivalent amounts (in mg) and risk of revision by 1 year and 5 years

1-year revision
5-year revision
Time period OMEs (mg range)a Crude HR (95% CI) Adjusted HR (95% CI) p-value Crude HR (95% CI) Adjusted HR (95% CI) p-value
Days 1–90b
 1st quartile: < 135 0.9 (0.5–2.0) 1.0 (0.5–2.0) 0.9 0.7 (0.4–1.4) 0.7 (0.4–1.3) 0.3
 2nd quartile: 135–209 0.7 (0.3–1.4) 0.7 (0.4–1.4) 0.3 0.8 (0.4–1.4) 0.8 (0.4–1.4) 0.4
 3rd quartile: 210–429 1.3 (0.7–2.6) 1.4 (0.7–2.7) 0.3 1.2 (0.7–2.1) 1.1 (0.6–2.0) 0.7
 4th quartile: ≥ 430 1.6 (0.9–3.0) 1.7 (0.9–3.2) 0.01 1.7 (1.0–3.0) 1.5 (0.8–2.7) 0.2
Days 91–360c
 1st quartile: < 90 2.4 (0.3–23) 2.6 (0.3–25) 0.4 1.8 (0.8–3.7) 1.8 (0.9–3.7) 0.1
 2nd quartile: 90–269 17 (4.6–64) 20 (5.4–76) < 0.001 3.0 (1.7–5.3) 3.0 (1.7–5.2) < 0.001
 3rd quartile: 270–872 38 (11–130) 54 (15–190) < 0.001 4.6 (2.7–7.8) 4.3 (2.5–7.4) < 0.001
 4th quartile: ≥ 873 16 (3.9–63) 43 (12–157) < 0.001 3.8 (2.2–6.5) 3.2 (1.7–6.1) < 0.001
Days 91–180c
 1st quartile: < 100 1.4 (0.3–6.1) 1.5 (0.4–6.6) 0.6 2.0 (1.1–3.5) 2.0 (1.1–3.5) 0.02
 2nd quartile: 100–219 5.2 (2.2t–12) 6.2 (2.6–15) < 0.001 2.7 (1.6–4.7) 2.7 (1.6–4.6) < 0.001
 3rd quartile: 220–533 3.5 (1.2–11) 4.9 (1.8–13) 0.002 2.1 (1.1–3.9) 2.0 (1.0–3.7) 0.05
 4th quartile: ≥ 534 4.9 (2.0–12) 11 (2.9–44) 0.001 4.0 (2.4–6.6) 3.6 (2.1–6.1) < 0.001
Days 181–270b,d
 1st quartile: < 90 1.6 (0.2–13) 1.8 (0.23–14) 0.6 2.1 (1.0–4.6) 2.2 (1.0–4.7) 0.05
 2nd quartile: 90–214 12 (4.8–32) 17 (6.2–44) < 0.001 2.6 (1.4–4.8) 2.6 (1.4–4.8) 0.002
 3rd quartile: 215559 8.0 (2.6–24) 14 (4.2–46) < 0.001 2.7 (1.4–5.0) 2.5 (1.3–4.9) 0.005
 4th quartile: ≥ 560 2.7 (1.4–5.0) 2.4 (1.3–4.6) 0.006
Days 270–360d,e
 1st quartile: < 85 2.1 (1.1–4.3) 2.1 (1.1–4.3) 0.04
 2nd quartile: 85–209 1.2 (0.5–2.9) 1.1 (0.5–2.7) 0.8
 3rd quartile: 210–579 3.4 (1.9–6.1) 3.1 (1.7–5.5) < 0.001
 4th quartile: ≥ 580 3.0 (1.6–5.7) 1.9 (0.9–4.4) 0.1
a

Reference = no opioid.

b

1- and 5-year revision models adjusted for age and gender.

c

- and 5-year revision models adjusted for age, gender, and previous opioid use.

d

Due to insufficient events, risk estimates for days 181–270 for the 4th quartile and for the entire period of days 271–360 could not be provided.

e

5-year model adjusted for age and gender.