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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Oct 30.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Surg. 2019 May 30;229(3):316–322. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2019.04.020

Table 2 –

Comparison of characteristics between opioid users and non-users.

Opioid Users (N=91) Opioid Non-Users (N=99) P
Age (years, mean (SD)) 52 (14) 59 (13) 0.001
Sex (%female) 31% 38% 0.217
Pain Score (0–3, median (IQR)) 2 (1–2) 1 (1–2) 0.014
Satisfaction Score (median (IQR)) 10 (9–10) 10 (8–10) 0.687
Quality of Life Score (1–5, median (IQR)) 4 (4–5) 4 (3–5) 0.771
Regret Score (1–5, median (IQR)) 5 (5–5) 5 (5–5) 0.900
Percent Recovered (1–100, median (IQR)) 88 (70–97) 80 (71–95) 0.633
Surgical Site Pain (1–10, median (IQR)) 0 (0–2) 0 (0–2) 0.285
Pain manageable (% agree) 82% 98% 0.001
Acetaminophen/Ibuprofen Use (%) 91% 85% 0.179
Prescription Size (pills, median (IQR)) 6 (3) 4 (4) 0.003
Leftover Pills (median, IQR) 2 (0–5) 3 (0–5) 0.395
Prescription Type
 Oxycodone 5 mg 71% 63% 0.378
 Tramadol 50 mg 23% 32%
 Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen 5/325 mg 6% 4%
Procedure
 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy 17% 16% 0.323
 Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair 8% 5%
 Thyroidectomy/Parathyroidectomy 10% 22%
 Robotic Prostatectomy 51% 41%
 Endoscopic Sinus Surgery 10% 10%
 Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy 6% 5%

SD = standard deviation; IQR = interquartile range