Table 2.
Pain intensity and pain medication for each pain condition during the 2-week follow-up
| Variables | Musculoskeletal | Fracture | Renal colic | Abdominal | Other | Total |
| No of patients | 280 | 119 | 106 | 37 | 85 | 627 |
| Mean (±SD) pain intensity at ED discharged | 5.6 (2.4) | 5.2 (2.6) | 1.9 (2.7) | 3.7 (3.2) | 5.5 (3.0) | 4.8 (2.9) |
| Mean (±SD) pain intensity at 2 weeks | 2.6 (2.7) | 2.6 (2.9) | 0.5 (1.2) | 1.6 (2.8) | 1.8 (2.6) | 2.0 (2.6) |
| Filled opioid prescription (%) | 95.1 | 90.4 | 99.0 | 97.1 | 91.4 | 94.5 |
| Patients who filled another opioid prescription (n, %) | 22 (7.9) | 10 (8.4) | 3 (2.8) | 2 (5.4) | 5 (5.9) | 42 (6.7) |
| Median (IQR) no of morphine 5 mg prescribed | 30 (28) | 34 (30) | 31 (25) | 30 (19) | 24 (26) | 30 (28) |
| Median (IQR) no of morphine 5 mg consumed | 8 (17) | 11 (20) | 3 (10) | 3 (8) | 6 (14) | 7 (15) |
| Received acetaminophen prescription at discharged (%) | 78.2 | 79.0 | 57.5 | 56.8 | 63.5 | 71.6 |
| Consumed acetaminophen (%) | 73.9 | 87.4 | 49.1 | 48.6 | 52.9 | 67.9 |
| Received NSAIDs prescription at discharged (%) | 49.3 | 28.6 | 64.2 | 40.5 | 37.6 | 45.8 |
| Consumed NSAIDs (%) | 51.8 | 35.3 | 50.9 | 35.1 | 34.1 | 45.1 |
ED, emergency department; NSAIDs, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.