Table 3.
Primary Postoperative Outcomes
| Outcome | |
|---|---|
| Taking any narcotic pain medications after surgery | 109 (93.2%) |
| Oxycodone/Vicodin | 105 (96.3%) |
| Tramadol | 3 (2.8%) |
| Other | 1 (0.9%) |
| Median total tablets of narcotic medication (Q1-Q3) | 18 (6-35) |
| Average number of days on the medication | 6.9 ± 5.1 |
| Taking any non-opioid pain medications after surgery | 111 (94.9%) |
| Ibuprofen (N = 61) | |
| Median mg/day ibuprofen (Q1-Q3) | 1,600 (800-2,400) |
| Average number of days on the medication | 9.8 ± 4.5 |
| Naproxen (N = 13) | |
| Median mg/day naproxen (Q1-Q3) | 880 (440-1,000) |
| Average number of days on the medication | 9.1 ± 4.3 |
| Acetaminophen (N = 82) | |
| Median mg/day acetaminophen (Q1-Q3) | 1,300 (813-2,250) |
| Average number of days on the medication | 10.0 ± 4.8 |
| Satisfied with pain control∗ | 87 (74.4%) |
| Patient reported that they needed a narcotic pain medication to manage pain after surgery | 91 (77.8%) |
| Use of ice help to manage pain after surgery | 111 (94.9%) |
| VAS | |
| Pretreatment | 5.3 ± 2.2 |
| 48 h postoperatively | 6.6 ± 2.8 |
| 2 wk postoperatively | 3.5 ± 2.5 |
VAS, visual analog scale.
∗
Patients reported “never,” “sometimes,” “usually,” “always” to the postoperative question (In the time after surgery how often has your pain been well-controlled?); “usually” and “always” were grouped as “satisfied.”