Fig. 4
Proportion of postoperative patients receiving an opioid refill prescription within 30 days of discharge, 2013–2019. Proportion of postoperative patients receiving an opioid refill prescription within 30 days of discharge before and after the release of the 2016 CDC opioid guideline. Data are presented as the percentage of postoperative patients receiving an opioid refill prescription within 30 days of discharge 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. Rx = prescription, and CI = confidence interval