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Table 3 Adult surgery opioid prescribing

From: Opioid prescribing practices following elective surgery in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

Procedure

N = # of responses

Median Total OME [mg] (a)

Total OME Inter-quartile Range (Q1-Q3) [mg] (a)

Total OME Range [mg] (a)

All Adult Procedures

81

123.75 (25)

43.75 (9)

15–300 (3–60)

Tonsillectomy and/or Adenoidectomy

63

150 (30)

86.25 (17)

16.5–375 (3–75)

Tympanoplasty and/or Ossiculoplasty and/or Mastoidectomy

36

123.75 (25)

52.50 (11)

40–300 (8–60)

Septoplasty

54

123.75 (25)

52.50 (11)

27–300 (5.4–60)

Septorhinoplasty

38

123.75 (25)

45 (9)

15–270 (3–54)

Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

53

112.5 (23)

60 (12)

15–300 (3–60)

Thyroidectomy

47

112.5 (23)

48.75 (10)

18–270 (3.6–54)

Parotidectomy

50

123.75 (25)

59.90 (12)

36–300 (7.2–60)

Excision of Skin Lesion +/− Flap Reconstruction

30

112.5 (23)

63.75 (13)

15–270 (3–54)

  1. a5 mg Morphine Equivalent Tablets