Comparison of spinal anesthesia with general anesthesia on morphine requirement after abdominal hysterectomy

Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare morphine consumption with patient‐controlled analgesia (PCA) between spinal anesthesia (SA) (bupivacaine, morphine and fentanyl) and general anesthesia (GA) (sufentanil) after an abdominal hysterectomy. Methods: Forty women were randomly assigned to receive SA with bupivacaine 15 mg, 0.15 mg of intrathecal morphine and 15 μg of fentanyl or GA with sufentanil, both combined with PCA. The primary...