Table 3 Detailed prescription of main opioids used in relation to pain severity before and after referral to Palliative Care Centre

Before

Regular

23 (%)

22(9.2%)

24 (10%)

70 (19.2%)

20(8.3%)

PRN

27(11.2%)

26 (10.8%)

0

49(20.4%)

Mild

Regular

5

1(4.5%)

0

7(31.8%)

0

N = 22(9.2%)

PRN

0

3(13.6%)

0

2(9.1%)

Moderate

Regular

16(11.19%)

15(10.5%)

12(8.4%)

26(18.2%)

13(9.1%)

N = 143(59.6%)

PRN

15(10.5%)

12(8.4%)

0

35(24.5%)

Severe

Regular

2(2.67%)

6(8%)

12(16%)

37(49.3%)

7(9.3%)

N = 75(31.2%)

PRN

12(16%)

11(14.7%)

0

12(16%)

Day 3

Regular

0

53(23.2%)

21(8.8%)

38(15.8%)

27(11.2%)

PRN

0

61(25.4%)

14(5.8%)

0

59(24.6%)

Mild

Regular

0

15(15.2%)

5(5%)

11(11%)

12(12%)

N = 100(41.6%)

PRN

0

23(23.2%)

5(5%)

35(35%)

Moderate

Regular

0

32(26.7%)

12(10%)

23(19.2%)

12(10%)

N = 120(50.0%)

PRN

0

32(26.7%)

8(6.7%)

22(18.3%)

Severe

Regular

0

6(30%)

4(20%)

4(20%)

3(15%)

N = 20(8.3%)

PRN

0

6(30%)

1(5%)

1(5%)

Day 6

Regular

0

58(24.2%)

20(8.3%)

24(10%)

22(9.4%)

PRN

0

59(25.4%)

12(5%)

0

49(20.4%)

Mild

Regular

0

37(39.1%)

8(8.2%)

15(11%)

18(17.6%)

N = 168(70%)

PRN

0

43(41.2%)

9(16.2%)

0

39(47.8%)

Moderate

Regular

0

18(29%)

10(16.1%)

7(11.3%)

4(6.5%)

N = 62(25.8%)

PRN

0

16(25.8%)

1(1.6%)

0

10(16.8)

Severe

Regular

0

3(30%)

2(20%)

2(20%)

0

N = 10(4.2%)

PRN

0

2(20%)

2(20%)

0

0

Day 14

Regular

0

63(25.4%)

19(7.9%)

22(9.2%)

15(6.2%)

PRN

0

61(26.2%)

8(303%)

0

37(15.4%)

Mild

Regular

0

55(51.7%)

11(8.8%)

17(16.2%)

14(12.2%)

N = 209(87%)

PRN

0

55(51.7%)

7(7.1%)

0

32(27.4%)

Moderate

Regular

0

7(26.9%)

6(23.1%)

4(15.4%)

1(3.8%)

N = 26(10.8%)

PRN

0

6(23.1%)

4(3%)

0

5(19.2%)

Severe

Regular

0

1(1.6%)

2(40%)

1(20%)

0

N = 5(2.1%)

PRN

0

0

0

0

0