Clinical Study

Comparison of the Effects of Desflurane, Sevoflurane, and Propofol on the Glottic Opening Area during Remifentanil-Based General Anesthesia Using a Supraglottic Airway Device

Table 2

Values of normalized glottic opening area (n-GOA) in the three anesthesia groups.

Group DGroup SGroup P value

n-GOA10.2172 ± 0.07240.1971 ± 0.08820.1921 ± 0.0930.482
n-GOA20.1517 ± 0.09060.1895 ± 0.09290.219 ± 0.06230.009

GOA1: baseline value before starting each of the three anesthetic agents (desflurane: group D; sevoflurane: group S; propofol: group P); GOA2: the intraoperative value measured at the moment of maximum change from baseline. Data are shown as mean ± SD.