TABLE 6.

Occurrence and severity of opioid-related side effects

Group	Group 1: ITO (PVS)	Group 3: ITO (PVS/TVH)	ITO total	Group 2: IVM (PVS)	Group 4: IVM (PVS/TVH)	IVM total
Patients	58	40	98	10	13	23
Respiratory depression	0	1	1	3	2*	5
Pruritus	11	15	26 (27)	2	2	4 (17)
PONV	13	15	28 (29)	4	9*	13 (56)
Sedation	6	6	12 (12)	3	3	6 (26)

Data presented as n; percentages are in brackets.

^*P<0.05. ITO Intrathecal opioid; IVM Intravenous morphine; PONV Postoperative nausea and vomiting; PVS Pubovaginal sling; TVH Total vaginal hysterectomy