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Postoperative nausea and vomiting in arthroscopic day-case surgery: a comparison between desflurane and isoflurane.

Abstract
We compared the postoperative effects, in particular nausea and vomiting, of two commonly used anaesthetic agents, isoflurane and desflurane, in patients undergoing day-case arthroscopic surgery. We found a significantly higher incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting in those patients receiving desflurane. In our study, desflurane was associated with a higher incidence of peroperative respiratory complications, including airway irritability and coughing.
AuthorsM B Hough, B Sweeney
JournalAnaesthesia (Anaesthesia) Vol. 53 Issue 9 Pg. 910-4 (Sep 1998) ISSN: 0003-2409 [Print] England
PMID9849288 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
Chemical References
  • Anesthetics, Inhalation
  • Desflurane
  • Isoflurane
Topics
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Ambulatory Surgical Procedures
  • Anesthetics, Inhalation (adverse effects)
  • Arthroscopy
  • Desflurane
  • Endoscopy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Isoflurane (adverse effects, analogs & derivatives)
  • Knee Joint (surgery)
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pain, Postoperative
  • Postoperative Complications (chemically induced)
  • Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting (etiology)
  • Respiration Disorders (chemically induced)

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