Table 3 Composite outcomes of all patients (receiving opioids + opioid-free)
From: A multidisciplinary opioid-reduction pathway for robotic prostatectomy: outcomes at year one
Outcomes | Pre (n = 469) | Post (n = 191) | Total (n = 660) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Intraoperative opioids (OME) | 38.2 (28.3) | 18.0 (40.4) | 32.4 (33.5) | .0001* |
Post-operative opioid use (OME) | 46.3 (49.5) 31.8 [10.0, 64.5] | 35.54 (43.7) 20.0 [5.0, 50.0] | 43.2 (48.1) 29.7 [7.5, 61.27] | .0021* |
Hospital LOS (days) | 1.4 (1.3) | 1.2 (0.8) | 1.4 (1.2) | .0050* |
Post-op antiemetics | ||||
 Any (y/n) | 169 | 54 | 223 | .0559†|
 Average no. of doses | 0.71 (1.3) | 0.43 (0.9) | 0.63 (1.2) | .0163†|
PACU LOS (minutes) | 221 (205) | 170 (120) | 206 (186) | .0001* |
Average pain score | ||||
 In PACU | 3.6 [2, 5] | 3.9 [2.3, 5.4] |  | 0.287* |
 On ward | 3.0 [1.8, 4.2] | 3.0 [1.6, 4.1] |  | 0.567* |