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 4

Post-anesthesia care unit data.

Group-S ()Group-SD ()95% CI value

Fentanyl (μg)14.0–27.70.512
Desaturation (<92% in pulse oximetry) ()00
Nausea ()120.500
Vomiting ()00
After 10 min in the PACU
 HR (beats/min)− 4.2–10.30.407
 MAP (mmHg)− 14.2–3.10.203
After 20 min in the PACU
 HR (beats/min)− 6.1–10.00.630
MAP (mmHg)− 11.0–6.40.601

PACU: post-anesthesia care unit; HR: heart rate; MAP: mean arterial pressure. Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviations or number.