Table 2.

Estimated number of opioid pills saved per year for select procedures after an institutional intervention to standardize prescribing practices at the Hospital for Special Surgery. Figures calculated based on the number of pills prescribed in the 8 months before the intervention compared with the number of pills prescribed in the 8 months after the intervention

Procedure	Estimated no. of opioid pills saved/year
Spinal decompression	19,584
Spinal fusion	6480
Knee arthroscopy	10,121
Shoulder arthroscopy	4292
Minor hand procedures	3315
Carpal tunnel release	2815
Distal radius open reduction and internal fixation	3364