Effect of a lower dose of intrathecal morphine on postoperative opioid consumption following cesarean delivery at a Texas level IV maternal care center.

Background: We hypothesized that patients who received a lower dose of intrathecal morphine (ITM) would have higher postoperative opioid consumption following cesarean delivery.

Methods: Patients who had cesarean deliveries from February 15, 2022, through February 14, 2024 at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple with single injection spinal or combined spinal epidural anesthesia who did not have labor epidural anesthesia were included. Morphine milligram equivalent (MME) opioid consumption in the first 24 postoperative hours was recorded along with patient demographic, physical, and clinical characteristics.

Association of patient characteristics with postoperative opioid consumption following cesarean delivery: a single center retrospective study.

Background: The primary aim of our study was to determine which patient characteristics were associated with opioid consumption following cesarean delivery.

Methods: The Baylor Scott & White Research Institute institutional review board approved this study (024-178). Patients who underwent cesarean delivery at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple with single injection or combined spinal epidural anesthesia in 2023 were eligible for inclusion.