Research Article

The Effects of Switching from Sevoflurane to Short-Term Desflurane prior to the End of General Anesthesia on Patient Emergence and Recovery: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 1

Baseline characteristics and surgical data of the participants.

Group-S ()Group-SD () value

Sex (M/F)11/1912/180.791
Age (year)0.862
Height (cm)0.235
Weight (kg)0.731
Body mass index (kg/m2)0.207
ASA score (I/II)18/1216/140.602
Duration of surgery (min)0.677
Duration of anesthesia (min)0.683
Fluid infusion (ml)0.894
Urine output (ml)0.639
Remifentanil infusion (μg)0.518
Rocuronium dose (mg)0.984
Type of surgery
Breast surgery1612
 Robotic surgery53
 Non-robotic surgery119
Thyroid surgery1214
 Robotic surgery23
 Non-robotic surgery1011
Others24

Group-S: sevoflurane group; Group-SD: sevoflurane-desflurane group; ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists. Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation or number.