Influences of gender on postoperative morphine consumption.

Background: Gender related differences on morphine consumption during postoperative period following abdominal surgeries.

Materials And Methods: Four hundred and fifty ASA I & II patients of either sex (male =231, female = 219), between the age group of 18-65 y undergoing elective intra abdominal surgeries under general anaesthesia were included for the study. Patients with preexisting pain either acute or chronic preoperatively were excluded from the study.