Key result
Propofol shows no difference in gastric emptying rate versus enflurane but yields faster recovery.
Why the study?
Does propofol maintenance compared to enflurane maintenance affect the rate of gastric emptying in patients undergoing minor gynaecological surgery?
RCT (n=20)
Does propofol maintenance compared to enflurane maintenance affect the rate of gastric emptying in patients undergoing minor gynaecological surgery?
Propofol maintenance provides faster recovery than enflurane without significantly affecting the rate of gastric emptying.
Propofol may support faster recovery without affecting gastric emptying in minor gynaecological surgery; leaves open effects in higher-risk or larger populations.
Twenty patients scheduled for minor gynaecological surgery were studied. Anaesthesia was induced with propofol and maintained either with enflurane/oxygen/nitrous oxide or propofol/oxygen/nitrous oxide. The rate of gastric emptying was measured indirectly by the paracetamol absorption model. The results showed that there was no significant difference in gastric emptying rate between the two groups. Recovery in the propofol group was more rapid in that paracetamol ingestion occurred earlier in the recovery period compared with the enflurane group.
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Bennett et al. (1994) conducted an RCT in minor gynaecological surgery (n=20). Propofol vs. Enflurane was evaluated on Rate of gastric emptying. Maintenance of anaesthesia with propofol compared to enflurane resulted in no significant difference in gastric emptying rate, though recovery was more rapid with propofol.