Abstract:Background: Pain control after breast reconstruction with Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (DIEP) often requires intravenous narcotic analgesia and inpatient hospitalization. Intrathecal morphine (ITM) administration analgesia is increasing in popularity because it decreases the use of intravenous analgesic medications and offer comparable pain relief with less systemic side effects. Questions/purposes: The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the effect of intrathecal morphine on postoperative m… Show more
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