Fig. 3
Total dose prescribed on the postoperative discharge opioid prescription, 2013–2019. Mean total dose prescribed on the postoperative discharge opioid prescription before and after the release of the CDC opioid guideline. Data are presented as the mean total dose prescribed on the postoperative discharge opioid prescriptions 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. Dc = discharge; Rx = prescription, and CI = confidence interval