Table 4

If your patient who underwent an elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy was using opioid pain medication regularly prior to their operation, how would this change the opioid and non-opioid medications you would prescribe?

OpioidsNon-opioids
IncreaseNo changeIncreaseNo change
Number or strength of medications, n (%)11 (16.9)45 (69.2)21 (35.0)33 (55.0)
Dose of medications, n (%)30 (46.2)35 (53.9)18 (31.6)39 (68.4)
Number of tablets, n (%)11 (16.9)54 (83.1)17 (30.4)39 (69.6)