Table 2.
Pain assessments for women undergoing minimally-invasive urogynecologic surgery comparing those in the top quartile for narcotic use versus those in the bottom 75th percentile
| Number of Narcotics Used | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ≤ 30 (N=38) |
> 30 (N= 12) |
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| Inpatient Pain Scores (0=no pain, 10=worst pain imaginable) | |||
| Preoperative Holding | 0 (0, 0) | 0 (0, 0) | 1.00 |
| Morning Postoperative Day #1 | 2 (0, 4) | 2 (0, 5) | .59 |
| Last Score Prior to Discharge | 2 (0, 4) | 3 (0, 5) | .59 |
| Surgical Pain Scale Scores Two Weeks Postoperatively (0=no pain, 10=worst pain imaginable) | |||
| What was the average amount of pain you had when you were at rest? | 0 (0, 2.0) | 1.0 (0, 2.5) | .41 |
| How much pain did you have during your normal activities (for example walking, climbing stairs, driving a car, getting up from a chair) | 1.0 (0, 2.5) | 2.0 (0, 3.0) | .12 |
| How much pain did you have when you were exercising, doing strenuous work, or lifting objects you used to be able to lift comfortably? | 0 (0, 1.0) | 0 (0, 1.0) | .58 |
| How unpleasant or disturbing was the worst pain that you had today? | 1.5 (0, 3.0) | 3.0 (0, 6.0) | .32 |
| Overall Rating of Postoperative Pain Control Two Weeks Postoperatively | |||
| Poor | 0 | 0 | .26 |
| Adequate | 21.1 (8) | 41.7 (5) | -- |
| Good | 78.9 (30) | 58.3 (7) | -- |
| Postoperative Pain versus Expectation Two Weeks Postoperatively | |||
| Much Worse Than Expected | 0 | 16.7 (2) | .002 |
| Worse Than Expected | 7.9 (3) | 16.7 (2) | -- |
| About What Expected | 15.8 (6) | 50 (6) | -- |
| Better Than Expected | 44.7 (17) | 0 | -- |
| Much Better Than Expected | 28.9 (11) | 16.7 (2) | -- |
Data presented as median (IQR) or % (n). P values calculated using Chi-Square or Mann-Whitney U