Table 4.
Left: Comparison of the total number of pills prescribed 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 total number of opioid pills prescribed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Opioid Pills Prescribed | 533 (1237) | 81.5 (81.6) | 464 (516) | 0.660 | 0.079 | No Relationship |
| PRIOR OPIOID USE COHORT |
Low Risk
(N=30) |
Moderate Risk
(N=2) |
High Risk
(N=5) |
P Value | Spearman’s Rho | Relationship |
| Total Number of Opioid Pills Prescribed | 1207 (1908) | 90.0 (0) | 557 (607) | 0.691 | 0.048 | 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 |
| Total Number of Opioid Pills Prescribed | 203 (469) | 79.8 (91.1) | 278 (350) | 0.814 | 0.022 | No Relationship |