Table 3.
Left: Comparison of the number of opioid prescriptions filled at 2 years post-operatively amongst Opioid Risk Tool categories. Data is presented as “Average (Standard Deviation)” within each cell. Right: Spearman’s correlation testing of numeric Opioid Risk Tool score and number of opioid prescriptions filled within 2 years following surgery
| FULL COHORT |
Low Risk
(N=119) |
Moderate Risk
(N=9) |
High Risk
(N=9) |
P Value | Spearman’s Rho | Relationship | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Opioid Prescriptions Filled | 4.88 (12.5) | 1.78 (1.72) | 5.00 (6.38) | 0.749 | 0.113 | No Relationship | |
| PRIOR OPIOID USE COHORT |
Low Risk
(N=30) |
Moderate Risk
(N=2) |
High Risk
(N=5) |
P Value | Spearman’s Rho | Relationship | |
| Number of Opioid Prescriptions Filled | 12.9 (21.0) | 1.50 (2.12) | 6.00 (6.60) | 0.593 | 0.033 | No Relationship | |
| NO PRIOR OPIOID USE COHORT |
Low Risk
(N=89) |
Moderate Risk
(N=7) |
High Risk
(N=4) |
P Value | Spearman’s Rho | Relationship | |
| Number of Opioid Prescriptions Filled | 2.19 (5.93) | 1.86 (1.77) | 3.75 (6.85) | 0.857 | 0.089 | No Relationship |