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Table 2 Intraoperative and post-operative anaesthetic data

From: Cognitive status of patients judged fit for discharge from the post-anaesthesia care unit after general anaesthesia: a randomized comparison between desflurane and propofol

 

Desflurane

Propofol

P

Duration of anaesthesia (min)

120 [98–280]

120 [84–320]

0.69

BIS at end of surgery

48 [43–54]

51 [41–58]

0.73

Time interval between end of anaesthesia and tracheal extubation (min)

10 [6–15]

10 [5–20]

0.45

Time interval between end of anaesthesia and Aldrete score ≥ 9

70 [52–90]

83 [65–110]

0.16

VAS at arrival in PACU (mm)

50 [0–80]

30 [0–70]

0.33

Morphine titration in PACU (Yes/No)

15/10

13/14

0.39

Morphine titration in PACU (mg)

(among titrated patients)

10 [8–12]

10 [9–11]

0.78

PONV in PACU (n)

2

2

1

  1. BIS Bispectral Index monitoring, VAS Verbal Analogic Scale, PONV Post-operative Nausea and Vomiting, PACU Post Anaesthesia Care Unit
  2. No significant difference between groups