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Average opioid prescriptions before and after sacroiliac joint fusion. Mean morphine milligram equivalents per day (MME/d) as reported per the Colorado Prescription Drug Monitoring Program data as above in Table 1 with linear regression superimposed. No significant differences in mean MME/d.
Tables
Follow-Up Sex MME/d, mean (SD) P Valuea 6 mo preoperative F 37.6 (46.9) 0.06 M 74.1 (97.9) 3 mo preoperative F 42.4 (44.1) 0.23 M 63.7 (90.7) 3 mo postoperative F 56.1 (67.0) 0.49 M 59.2 (55.1) 6 mo postoperative F 34.5 (49.9) 0.32 M 49.9 (57.2) 9 mo postoperative F 38.2 (52.7) 0.07 M 79.3 (92.1) 12 mo postoperative F 50.5 (60.4) 0.64 M 57.1 (54.7) ↵a P value based on the Wilcoxon nonparametric test.
F, female; M, male; MME, morphine milligram equivalents.
- Table 3
Impact of anxiety/depression on quantity of opioids prescribed over time (N = 62).
Follow-Up Anxiety/Depression MME/d, mean (SD) P Valuea 6 mo preoperative Yes 44.8 (54.8) 0.85 No 47.9 (69.4) 3 mo preoperative Yes 47.0 (51.9) 0.91 No 48.7 (62.5) 3 mo postoperative Yes 57.0 (67.8) 0.94 No 58.1 (63.8) 6 mo postoperative Yes 47.3 (50.6) 0.09 No 32.6 (52.4) 9 mo postoperative Yes 51.3 (63.3) 0.51 No 45.6 (68.0) 12 mo postoperative Yes 46.6 (46.9) 0.89 No 55.9 (66.9) ↵a P value based on teh Wilcoxon nonparametric test.
MME, morphine milligram equivalents.
Follow-Up r P Value 6 mo preoperative 0.08 0.52 3 mo preoperative 0.05 0.69 3 mo postoperative 0.03 0.83 6 mo postoperative 0.01 0.91 9 mo postoperative 0.15 0.22 12 mo postoperative 0.07 0.54 - Table 5
Correlation between body mass index and dose of opioids prescribed over time (N = 62).
Follow-Up r P Value 6 mo preoperative 0.27 0.033 3 mo preoperative 0.16 0.19 3 mo postoperative 0.19 0.13 6 mo postoperative 0.25 0.049 9 mo postoperative 0.19 0.21 12 mo postoperative 0.06 0.64
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