Table 5 Preoperative opiates
Opiate | Doses | Number of PaDSMaP patients | Number of TAU patients | Maximum daily EOMD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
None | – | 34 | 35 | – |
Codeine | 15 mg as required | 0 | 1 | |
30-60 mg four times a day | 0 | 2 | 36 | |
30-60 mg as required | 6 | 3 | ||
Co-codamol | 8/500, 2 tablets, once, twice or three times a day | 2 | 4 | 7.2 |
8/500 as required | 1 | 2 | ||
15/500 as required | 1 | 1 | ||
30/500, 2 tablets, once, three or four times a day | 3 | 5 | 36 | |
30/500 as required | 6 | 12 | ||
Dihydrocodeine | 30 mg once a day | 0 | 1 | 3 |
30 mg as required | 1 | 1 | ||
60 mg once, twice or four times a day | 3 | 2 | 24 | |
Co-dydramol | 10/500, 1–2 tablets, three or four times a day | 1 | 2 | 8 |
10/500 as required | 5 | 6 | ||
30/500 as required | 0 | 1 | ||
Tramadol | 50 mg once, three or four times a day | 0 | 3 | 20–40 |
50 mg as required | 1 | 3 | ||
100 mg twice or four times a day | 1 | 1 | 40–80 | |
100 mg as required | 1 | 3 | ||
Tramadol paracetamol | 37.5/500, 2 tablets, as required | 1 | 0 | |
Oramorph (liquid morphine sulphate) | 10 mg as required | 1 | 0 |