Emergence of elderly patients from prolonged desflurane, isoflurane, or propofol anesthesia
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Emergence of elderly patients from prolonged desflurane, isoflurane, or propofol anesthesia
Abstract
Recovery from prolonged anesthesia might be compromised in elderly patients. Desflurane (DES) may be particularly well suited to achieve a rapid postoperative recovery because of its low lipid solubility. Postoperative recovery was compared in 45 elderly patients randomized to receive either DES, isoflurane (ISO), or propofol (PRO) to maintain anesthesia. Anesthesia was induced with PRO, vecuronium, and fentanyl and maintained with N2O, fentanyl, and the study drug. Times from end of anesthesia to tracheal extubation, eye opening and hand squeezing on command, and ability to state name and date of birth were recorded. Sedation and psychometric evaluation were tested 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, and 24 h postoperatively. Results are given as means +/- SD. Differences among were analyzed by chi2 or analysis of variance. P < 0.05 compared with DES was considered significant. After a prolonged anesthesia (199 +/- 57 min with DES), immediate recovery times were significantly shorter with DES than with ISO or PRO (times to eye opening: 5.6 +/- 3.4 min, 11.5 +/- 8.4 min, and 11.9 +/- 7.6 min; times to extubation: 6.9 +/- 3 min, 13.1 +/- 8.9 min, 9.9 +/- 6.5 min for DES, ISO, and PRO, respectively). Intermediate recovery, as measured by psychometric testing, sedation levels, and time to discharge from the postanesthesia care unit, was similar in the three groups. In this study, DES provided a transient advantage compared with ISO or PRO with respect to early recovery after prolonged general anesthesia in elderly patients.
Implications: Recovery from prolonged anesthesia can sometimes be problematic in elderly patients. We evaluated 45 elderly patients who received either desflurane, isoflurane, or propofol for anesthesia. We found that desflurane provided a transient advantage in terms of postoperative recovery, but whether this difference is clinically important remains to be demonstrated.
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