Methods: In this single-center study, we studied the trends and correlation in the average daily pain scores,
opioid consumption, and patient satisfaction scores as measured by pain-related patient satisfaction questions
in the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and System survey. Pain scores and opioid use
data were obtained from electronic health records, vital signs monitoring, and medication databases. Adult
patients who had nonemergent colorectal surgeries between January 2009 and December 2012 were included.
Results: We found no significant trend in opioid use or pain-related patient satisfaction scores. There was an
average annual increase of 0.3 (98.3% confidence interval, 0.2-0.4; Pb .001) in average daily pain score
from 2.8 ± 1.5 to 3.8 ± 1.5. The univariable associations between time-weighted pain score, average daily
opioid dose, and pain-related patient satisfaction score were all highly significant.