Why the study?
Does desflurane maintenance anesthesia improve awakening and psychomotor recovery compared to propofol maintenance in volunteers?
Population
20 volunteers
Comparison
Desflurane maintenance anesthesia for 1 hour vs Propofol maintenance anesthesia for 1 hour
Design
Other
Follow-up
7 hours after anesthesia
Authors
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Early psychomotor gains with desflurane may not hasten discharge; leaves open its role in ambulatory practice pending RCTs.
Does desflurane maintenance anesthesia improve awakening and psychomotor recovery compared to propofol maintenance in volunteers?
Desflurane maintenance provides faster early psychomotor recovery up to 1 hour compared to propofol, but does not accelerate overall home readiness.
Apfelbaum et al. (1996) studied this question.
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