Table 3.
Opioids prescribed, consumed, and leftover following pediatric ambulatory surgery by surgery type
| Surgery Type | n | Age Mean (SD) |
MMEs Prescribed, Median (IQR) |
Doses Prescribed, Median (IQR) |
Doses Consumed, Median (IQR) |
Doses Leftover, Median (IQR) |
% RX Doses Leftover,* Median (IQR) |
Patient used no opioid, % (n) |
Patient used 100% of opioid, % (n) |
Patients with leftover opioids, % (n) |
Opioid Disposal, % (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hernia and other urologic | 36 | 7.03 (3.51) | 26 (15, 45) | 12 (9, 12) | 1 (0, 3) | 9 (7, 11) | 89% (75%, 100%) | 33% (12) | 8% (3) | 92% (33) | 30% (9) |
| Soft tissue | 47 | 8.81 (5.63) | 38 (23, 60) | 12 (8, 18) | 1 (0, 3) | 10 (6, 16) | 94% (70%, 100%) | 43% (20) | 9% (4) | 92% (43) | 51% (21) |
| Orthopedic extremity | 31 | 11.81 (3.97) | 88 (59, 90) | 12 (12, 12) | 3 (1, 6) | 9 (5, 11) | 75% (42%, 92%) | 19% (6) | 13% (4) | 87% (27) | 48% (12) |
| Complex ear | 20 | 9.14 (3.47) | 59 (24, 68) | 14 (11, 18) | 3 (0, 5) | 11 (7, 15) | 78% (71%, 99%) | 25% (5) | 5% (1) | 95% (19) | 42% (8) |
| Tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy | 51 | 7.88 (2.63) | 45 (36, 60) | 18 (12, 20) | 3 (1, 5) | 12 (10, 18) | 80% (67%, 95%) | 22% (11) | 6% (3) | 94% (48) | 46% (21) |
| Overall | 185 | 8.75 (4.28) | 45 (27, 68) | 12 (12, 18) | 2 (0, 4) | 10 (7, 13) | 83% (67%, 100%) | 29% (54) | 8% (15) | 92% (170) | 42% (71) |
*
% RX Doses Leftover = the percent of opioid doses prescribed that were leftover