Comparison of the effects of desflurane and sevoflurane on emergence characteristics in pediatric patients premedicated with ketamine

Objectives: Desflurane may be useful for ambulatory anesthesia. However, desflurane-induced airway irritability makes its use challenging, especially in children. Ketamine can used to reduce separation anxiety and emergence agitation (EA). ketamine increase bronchial secretions. This study compared desflurane with sevoflurane anesthesia, terms of time EA, preschool children intravenous (IV) premedication. Methods: Fifty-six were scheduled elective epiblepharon surgery. In the waiting room, (1 mg/kg) was intravenously administered patients anxiety. After transport operating general anesthesia induced sevoflurane. The anesthetic agent changed group (group D), while continued S) during Emergence (time gag reflex extubation) EA (measured using Pediatric Anesthesia Delirium [PAED] scale) between two groups. Respiratory complications also recorded. Results: Time (611.1 ± 288.9 s vs. 275.0 126.7 s, P < 0.001) extubation (756.3 267.2 425.9 122.9 significantly shorter D than S. did not differ There no severe respiratory complications. Conclusions: who received IV 0.1 mg/kg premedication could safely pediatric ophthalmic surgery; there significant events.