Key result
Halothane speeds initial clinical recovery over isoflurane without improving subsequent psychomotor testing.
Why the study?
The speed and quality of recovery after anaesthesia with halothane versus isoflurane in outpatients were not well characterized.
Does halothane compared to isoflurane improve the speed and quality of recovery in outpatients undergoing anaesthesia?
RCT (n=60)
Does halothane compared to isoflurane improve the speed and quality of recovery in outpatients undergoing anaesthesia?
Halothane provides faster initial clinical recovery compared to isoflurane in outpatients, though subsequent psychomotor recovery is similar.
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May favor halothane for faster initial outpatient recovery; leaves open psychomotor equivalence and need for confirmatory trials.
The speed and quality of recovery after anaesthesia were studied in 60 outpatients. Anaesthesia was induced using propofol and maintained by nitrous oxide in oxygen supplemented with either halothane or isoflurane. Initial clinical recovery was significantly faster in the halothane group but no differences were found during subsequent psychomotor testing. Minor postoperative side effects were common in both groups.
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Milligan et al. (1988) conducted an RCT in Outpatient anaesthesia (n=60). Halothane vs. Isoflurane was evaluated on Speed and quality of recovery after anaesthesia. Initial clinical recovery was significantly faster with halothane compared to isoflurane, but no differences were found during subsequent psychomotor testing.
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