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Published in final edited form as: Ann Surg Oncol. 2019 Apr 1;26(7):2011–2018. doi: 10.1245/s10434-019-07321-y

Table 2.

Pre-Education Provider Perceptions Regarding Perioperative Pain Management

	% Agreement (0–100)
The use of non-opioid adjuncts for postoperative pain management results in decrease opioid use.
Attending	100 (100, 100)
Fellow	100 (100, 100)
APP	100 (100, 100)
*P-value*	96 (90, 100)
	0.111
Regional nerve blocks are useful adjuncts for postoperative pain.^*
Attending	100 (88.75, 100)
Fellow	100 (90, 100)
APP	94 (75, 98)
*P-value*	*0.043*
For an inpatient procedure, the amount of opioids prescribed should be based on the patient’s opioid use in the last 24 hours.
Attending	88 (62.5, 100)
Fellow	80 (68, 100)
APP	75.5 (51.25, 94)
*P-value*	0.426
After an inpatient procedure, a patient who has not required opioids for 24 hours prior to discharge should not receive a discharge opioid prescription
Attending	70 (38.75, 100)
Fellow	70 (38.75, 100)
APP	50 (32, 85)
*P-value*	61 (20, 80)
*P-value*	0.134

Values shown as median (IQR); Kruskal-Wallis test; bold indicates p > 0.05

Attending vs. fellow (p=0.989), Attending vs. APP (p=0.027), APP vs. fellow (0.058) using Wilcoxon Rank-Sum test.

APP, advanced practice provider