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Table 1 Surgeon report of patient opioid use, comfort and use of guidelines and, PDMP check

From: Surgeons’ knowledge regarding perioperative pain management in patients with opioid use disorder: a survey among 260 members of the American College of Surgeons

Patient Opioid Use in the Month Prior to Surgery

Range 0–95%

Mean 15.4%

    0

12 (4.5%)

    1–9

66 (24.9%)

    10–19

80 (30.7%)

    20–29

41 (15.8%)

    30 +

32 (12.7%)

    Unknown/no idea

28*(10.8%)

Patients with OUD in the Past Month

Range 0–75

Mean 4.92

    None

33 (12.7%)

    1–9

127 (60.5%)

    10–19

28 (10.8%)

    20 plus

16 (6.2%)

    Unknown

26 (10%)

Guidelines Available For Managing OUD

    Yes

74 (28.5%)

    No

174 (66.5%)

Comfort Managing OUD

    Yes

141 (45.8%)

    No

112 (54.2%)

Surgeons Checking the PDMP

    Practice Years

PDMP Yes

PDMP No

    0–10

54 (65.8%)

28 (32.2%)

    11–20

36 (66.6%)

18 (33.3%)

    21–30

47 (87.2%)

29 (38.2%)

    31–50+

41 (87.2%)

6 (12.8%)

    Total

170 (65.6%)

80 (30.8%)