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. 2020 Feb 26;15(2):e0229497. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229497

Table 7. Outpatient opioid prescriptions among previously opioid-naïve patients.

Characteristic All Patients (n = 22)
Median MME (mg/day) 37.5 (IQR 20.0–45.0)
Reason for opioid documented 8 (36.4%)
Possible indication (n = 19) SBP (n = 3)
Cellulitis (n = 3)
Minor trauma (n = 2)
Endoscopic intervention (n = 2)
HCC (n = 1)
Pyoderma gangrenosum (n = 1)
Degenerative disk disease (n = 1)
Pancreatitis (n = 1)
Periumbilical hernia (n = 1)
Abdominal pain from ileus (n = 1)
C. difficile colitis (n = 1)
Hypertensive headaches (n = 1)
Chest tube replacement (n = 1)
Pleurisy (n = 1)
Additional opioid prescription within 1 month 14 (63.6%)
Active opioid prescription 90 days post-discharge 10 (45.5%)

MME: morphine milligram equivalent; SBP: spontaneous bacterial peritonitis; HCC: hepatocellular carcinoma; MSK: musculoskeletal