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

Authors:

Hough MB, Sweeney B.

Institution:

Department of Anaesthesia, Poole General Hospital, Dorset, UK.

Source:

Anaesthesia. 1998 Sep;53(9):910-4.

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.

Keywords:

Anaesthesia Complications Inhalational PONV Isoflurane Desflurane