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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jan 27.
Published in final edited form as: J Vasc Surg. 2020 Feb 27;72(3):1018–1024. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2019.12.033

Table II:

Opioid prescription quantity, number of pills taken, duration, and number of unused opioid pills by procedure. Each pill was standardized to a dose of 5 mg of hydrocodone. IQR=interquartile range.

Procedure Opioid questions (n) Pills prescribed Median (IQR) Pills taken Median (IQR) Unused pills Median (IQR) Duration (Days) Median (IQR)
AFV - L 13 17.5 (10–28.1) 5.5 (2.5–20.25) 6.5 (0–20.2) 2 (1.5–3.5)
 Basilic Vein Transposition 5 12.5 (10–16.3) 3.5 (1.5–7.5) 6.5 (3.8–11)) 2 (1.5–2.8)
 Upper arm graft 5 15 (10–22.5) 5 (0–22.5) 0 (0–10) 2 (0–5)
 Forearm graft 2 22.5, 33 22.5, 33 0 (0) 10
Axillary graft 1 30 42 −12 unknown
AVF - S 41 4.0 (4.0–8.4) 1.75 (0–4.3) 1.75 (0–4.2) 1 (0–2)
 Brachiocephalic/basilic fistula 36 5 (4–10) 2 (0–5) 1.5 (0–8) 1 (0–2)
 Radiocephalic fistula 5 4 (4–7.5) 0 (0–4) 0 (0–4) 1 (0–2)
PD 7 10 (10) 5 (3.3–9) 5.5 (1.3–6.7) 2 (1.5–2.5)