Research Article: Genetic Factors Associated with Morphine Consumption in Women Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Prospective Cohort Study
Introduction:
For decades, morphine has been a crucial analgesic agent used in various clinical settings including periprocedural analgesic management. It induces its effects through the µ-opioid receptor (MOR). Clinical analgesic response to morphine varies from patient to patient leading to morphine dose requirement interpatient variability. Such variations have been owed to several factors including genetic polymorphisms in multiple genes. Among those is the OPRM gene which encodes the human MOR. OPRM plays a major role in…
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