Trends of Opioid Usage in Surgical Patients in a Small Community Hospital: Analysis of Patient Data Between 2017 and 2021.

The purpose of our study was to quantify and analyze the annual opioid usage in surgical patients at Wood County Hospital (WCH) between 2017 and 2021. : In this retrospective study, patient data between 2017 and 2021 was analyzed to determine the oral morphine milligram equivalent (MME) of opioids used in surgical patients at WCH. Annual MME prescribed per admission was compared each year using one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey post hoc test.