Table 8.
Opioid Prescription Quantity, Fill Rates, and Refill Rates by Anesthesia Type
| Characteristic | Standard | WALA | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total patients | 28,657 | 6,285 | |
| Filled perioperative prescription (%) | |||
| Overall | 17,631 (61.5) | 3,175 (50.5) | < .001 |
| CTR | 12,876 (56.7) | 1,834 (53.3) | .001 |
| TFR | 4,041 (45.0) | 1,233 (43.7) | .23 |
| DQR | 714 (49.0) | 108 (52.4) | .36 |
| Filled second prescription (%) | |||
| Overall | 3,907 (22.1) | 612 (19.3) | < .001 |
| CTR | 3,060 (23.8) | 387 (21.1) | .01 |
| TFR | 691 (17.1) | 214 (17.4) | .81 |
| DQR | 156 (21.8) | 11 (10.2) | .005 |
| Oral morphine equivalents per patient (mean [SD]) | |||
| Overall | 342.6 (316.8) | 289.2 (211.1) | < .001 |
| CTR | 349.1 (321.1) | 292.5 (218.9) | < .001 |
| TFR | 304.9 (267.9) | 267.1 (200.6) | < .001 |
| DQR | 329.2 (251.9) | 183.9 (122.6) | < .001 |