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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Feb 25.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Surg. 2018 Aug;268(2):271–276. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000002308

Table 2:

Number and Percent of Patients with Refill and Initial Median OMEs Prescribed by Type of Procedure

Procedure # Cases % Cases w/Refill Median Initial OMEs Prescribed Initial OME Interquartile Range (Q1-Q3)
Major Surgery Bariatric Surgery 1212 9.5% 213 158
Colectomy 206 17.0% 225 150
Incisional Hernia repair 459 14.8% 225 170
Reflux surgery 91 19.8% 225 136.4
Hysterectomy 3012 13.4% 225 150
Minor Surgery Varicose vein removal 59 6.8% 200 112.5
Laparoscopic Appendectomy 5262 6.8% 200 75
Hemorrhoidectomy 1850 17.2% 225 170
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy 10114 6.8% 200 90
Prostatectomy 294 8.2% 150 125
Thyroidectomy 1181 4.7% 180 75
Parathyroidectomy 387 2.8% 150 90
Carpal Tunnel Surgery 2393 8.4% 180 120
TOTAL 26520 8.7% 200 112.5