Postoperative recovery with remimazolam versus propofol in elderly patients undergoing daytime ocular fundus surgery under general anesthesia: a multicenter randomized non-inferiority trial

Key Points

• To compare the efficacy of remimazolam and propofol in facilitating postoperative recovery for elderly patients undergoing ocular fundus surgery.
• Multicenter randomized non-inferiority trial design
• Involved elderly patients undergoing daytime ocular fundus surgery
• Comparison of postoperative recovery metrics between remimazolam and propofol
• Remimazolam was shown to be non-inferior to propofol regarding recovery times
• Remimazolam provided more stable hemodynamics compared to propofol
• Overall recovery time was shorter in patients receiving remimazolam