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. 2011 Jan;55(1):36-42.
doi: 10.4103/0019-5049.76604.

Comparison of maintenance and emergence characteristics after desflurane or sevoflurane in outpatient anaesthesia

Ravi Jindal  1 , Ved Prakash Kumra, Krishan Kumar Narani, Jayashree Sood
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Comparison of maintenance and emergence characteristics after desflurane or sevoflurane in outpatient anaesthesia

Ravi Jindal et al. Indian J Anaesth. 2011 Jan.

Abstract

Both sevoflurane and desflurane have shorter emergence times compared to isoflurane based anaesthesia. Because of its pharmacological properties, desflurane appears to yield a rapid early and intermediate recovery compared with sevoflurane. The aim of this study was to assess the maintenance and emergence characteristics after anaesthesia with sevoflurane or desflurane. One hundred female patients scheduled to undergo daycare laparoscopic gynaecological surgery were enrolled for this prospective study. Patients were randomised into two groups to receive either desflurane [group I (D); n = 50] or sevoflurane [group II (S); n = 50] for maintenance of anaesthesia. The demographic data and the duration of procedure were comparable in both the groups. The early recovery time was shorter after maintenance of anaesthesia with desflurane compared with sevoflurane. However, this faster early recovery failed to lead to early readiness for home discharge. The intraoperative haemodynamic characteristics were comparable with both sevoflurane and desflurane. Both sevoflurane and desflurane provide a similar time to home readiness despite a faster early recovery with desflurane. The intraoperative haemodynamics are similar with both the agents.

Keywords: Desflurane; outpatient; recovery; sevoflurane.

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Comparison of heart rate
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Comparison of mean arterial pressure
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