Desflurane versus sevoflurane anesthesia and postoperative recovery in older adults undergoing minor- to moderate-risk noncardiac surgery - A prospective, randomized, observer-blinded, clinical trial.

Alexander TaschnerEdith FleischmannKatharina HorvathNikolas AdamowitschDavid EmlerThomas ChristianNicole HantakovaBeatrix HochreiterLaura HöferMagdalena ListBarbara RossiFlorian W ZenzGiulia ZanvettorOliver ZottiAlexandra GrafMelanie FraunschielChristian Reiterer

Published in: Journal of clinical anesthesia (2024)

Despite previous reports, we did not observe significant faster recovery times after desflurane anesthesia. Both volatile anesthetics may be appropriate for same-day discharge in older adults.

Keyphrases

clinical trial
physical activity
minimally invasive
study protocol
coronary artery bypass
patients undergoing
high intensity
phase ii
open label
double blind
emergency department
mass spectrometry
phase iii
electronic health record