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. 2020 May 11;22:261–267. doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2020.05.006
Discharge and Refill Opioid Prescription MME within 8 Weeks†
All Patients
Opioid Naïve
Opioid Tolerant
CISB (n = 31) LBB (n = 34) P value CISB (n = 25) LBB (n = 22) P value CISB (n = 6) LBB (n = 12) P value
Preoperative MME 316 ± 1247 410 ± 711 0.72 1633 ± 2598 1059 ± 793 0.62
Discharge MME 487 ± 379 293 ± 62 0.009* 425 ± 206 293 ± 66 0.005* 745 ± 748 294 ± 56 0.20
Number of refills 0.6 ± 0.8 0.8 ± 1.0 0.22 0.4 ± 0.6 0.5 ± 0.6 0.77 1.2 ± 1.2 1.5 ± 1.2 0.58
Refill MME 270 ± 567 417 ± 680 0.35 157 ± 252 109 ± 164 0.44 738 ± 1141 980 ± 896 0.63
Total postop MME 757 ± 892 710 ± 675 0.81 582 ± 325 402 ± 173 0.021* 1483 ± 1866 1274 ± 878 0.75

Values are given as the mean plus or minus the standard deviation.

CISB, continuous interscalene nerve block; LBB, liposomal bupivacaine interscalene block; MME, milligram morphine equivalents.

*Indicates statistically significant values (P < 0.05).

†Cohort includes patients after July 2017.