Comparison of Morphine With Nalbuphine in a Multimodal Approach for Pain Relief in Patients Undergoing Gynecological Procedures: Randomized Controlled Double Blind Clinical Trial

A large number of patients undergoing major surgical procedures need gold standard analgesic like morphine for adequate pain control. Shortage of Morphine results in inadequate pain relief leading to delayed recovery, prolonged hospitalization and persistent post-surgical pain syndrome.

For better surgical outcome, there is a strong need to find an alternative to morphine in a multi modal analgesia that help optimize pain relief with less opioids in patients undergoing gynecological procedures

Inclusion criteria

• All ASA I and ASA II women, age b/w 18-59 scheduled for Elective open moderate to major gynecological procedures at Aga Khan University Hospital

Exclusion criteria

• Patient is unwilling to participate or provide informed consent History of chronic pain or pain syndrome with concurrent opioid medication use Fibromyalgia Patient has received opioids and/or tramadol in the past 4 hours History of adverse reaction to morphine, ketamine and nalbuphine Presence of oxygen dependent pulmonary disease, liver cirrhosis or renal disease requiring dialysis.

Presence of Ischemic heart disease Presence of intracranial mass or vascular lesion. Presence of psychosis or hallucinations Weight greater than 115kg or less than 45 kg