Postoperative analgesic requirements - total laparoscopic hysterectomy versus vaginal hysterectomy.

Background: There is limited information available on the requirement for postoperative analgesic drugs in patients submitted to total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) compared with patients undergoing vaginal hysterectomy (VH).

Aim: To compare the postoperative analgesic requirements in patients who underwent a TLH with patients who had a VH.

Methods: Chart review of 53 patients who had TLH and 47 who had VH and were seen postoperatively by an acute pain management service in order to assess postoperative analgesic requirements.