Fig. 2
Daily dose on the postoperative discharge opioid prescription, 2013–2019. a Mean daily dose prescribed on the postoperative discharge opioid prescription before and after the release of the CDC opioid guideline. Data are presented as the mean daily dose prescribed on the postoperative discharge opioid prescription in quarterly intervals from the 1st quarter of 2013 through the 4th quarter of 2019. The vertical line represents the first quarter after the release of the CDC guideline in March 2016. By the 1st quarter of 2019, the mean daily dose on the postoperative discharge prescription had decreased to less than 50 OME. b Proportion of postoperative patients receiving a discharge opioid prescription with greater than 50 OME per day before and after release of the CDC opioid guideline. Data are presented as the percentage of postoperative patients receiving a postoperative discharge opioid prescription with a daily dose greater than 50 OME in quarterly intervals from the 1st quarter of 2013 through the 4th quarter of 2019. The vertical line represents the first quarter after the release of the CDC guideline in March 2016. By the 2nd quarter of 2018, the proportion of postoperative patients receiving a discharge opioid prescription with greater than 50 daily OME had decreased to less than 50%. Dc = discharge; Rx = prescription, and CI = confidence interval