Factors Associated with Opioid Use in a Cohort of Patients Presenting for Surgery
Table 1
Patient characteristics.
No preoperative opioid use
Any preoperative opioid use
value
Preoperative characteristic (SD)
Patients ()
80
27
Age (y)
58 (13)
56 (14)
0.48
Male gender ()
28% (22)
37% (10)
0.35
Baseline pain other than surgical site (0–10)
2.04 (2.45)
3.78 (2.58)
0.002
Baseline pain at surgical site (0–10)
1.58 (2.42)
3.44 (3.03)
0.002
Self-Perceived Risk of Addiction
1.27 (0.55)
1.44 (0.58)
0.15
History of Addiction Treatment ()
4% (3)
4% (1)
1
SOAPP-R score
11.91 (5.74)
19.26 (12.57)
0.006
Used tobacco regularly (lifetime) ()
23% (18)
41% (11)
0.07
Beck Depression Inventory-II score
7.75 (6.11)
14.65 (12.49)
0.01
Anxiety Sensitivity Index Score
14.54 (10.55)
19.48 (15.81)
0.14
Fear of Pain Score
70.12 (22.53)
74.19 (21.92)
0.42
Primary Care PTSD Screen Score
0.49 (1.04)
0.88 (1.45)
0.21
PSQI Total Score
6.96 (3.69)
9.92 (4.67)
0.002
Surgery type ()
0.02
Thoracotomy
28% (22)
19% (5)
Total knee replacement
14% (11)
30% (8)
Total hip replacement
19% (15)
37% (10)
Radical mastectomy
26% (21)
15% (4)
Lumpectomy
14% (11)
0% (0)
SOAPP-R, Screener and Opioid Assessment for Patients with Pain-Revised; PTSD, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; PSQI, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Values are presented as means and SD except where noted otherwise.
