Table 2 Baseline narcotic usage data and in-hospital narcotic usage patterns

n = 104

n = 107

Opioid Naïve (% Yes)

79%

62%

0.008

Chronic Pain Prescriptions (% Yes)

1%

1%

0.984

In-hospital Narcotics

 Total (MME)

66.4 (59.5)

42.3 (33.9)

 < 0.001

 PACU (MME)

11.2 (12.8)

13.3 (10.9)

0.200

 Hospital Floor (MME)

55.0 (51.9)

29.1 (31.4)

 < 0.001

Opioid Naive

n = 81

n = 65

In-hospital Narcotics

 Total (MME)

59.4 (56.4)

38.0 (30.1)

0.004

 PACU (MME)

10.4 (12.8)

11.9 (10.4)

0.451

 Hospital Floor (MME)

48.9 (47.9)

26.3 (29.2)

 < 0.001

Opioid Tolerant

n = 22

n = 40

In-hospital Narcotics

 Total (MME)

91.9 (66.4)

50.1 (39.1)

0.011

 PACU (MME)

14.0 (13.4)

15.3 (11.7)

0.719

 Hospital Floor (MME)

77.0 (61.8)

34.8 (34.6)

0.006