title: Postoperative nausea and vomiting in arthroscopic day-case surgery: a comparison between desflurane and isoflurane.
abstract: We compared the postoperative effects, in particular nausea and vomiting, of two commonly used anaesthetic agents, isoflurane and desflurane, in patients undergoing day-case arthroscopic surgery. We found a significantly higher incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting in those patients receiving desflurane. In our study, desflurane was associated with a higher incidence of peroperative respiratory complications, including airway irritability and coughing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Poole General Hospital, Dorset, UK.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Hough
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sweeney
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001182:Arthroscopy; D000077335:Desflurane; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007530:Isoflurane / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010149:Postoperative Pain; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000139:chemically induced; D020250:Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting / Q000209:etiology*; D012120:Respiration Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced
chemical_list: D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation; D000077335:Desflurane; D007530:Isoflurane