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with respect to late recovery in any study.<br />

Psychomotor recovery after desflurane was faster<br />

than after sevoflurane in the absence of N 2O,<br />

but in those patients who received N 2O there<br />

was no difference.<br />

Isoflurane and desflurane<br />

These agents were compared in three studies, 79,95,223<br />

all of which used propofol <strong>for</strong> induction. Gupta<br />

and co-workers 79 and Rieker 226 added either<br />

fentanyl or alfentanil. A fourth study 73 used<br />

thiopentone <strong>for</strong> induction, with no opioid. In all<br />

cases desflurane was better than isoflurane with<br />

respect to early and intermediate recovery, but<br />

there was no difference between the agents with<br />

respect to later recovery. In the patients who had<br />

received propofol <strong>for</strong> induction, psychomotor<br />

recovery was better after desflurane than after<br />

isoflurane, although there was no difference<br />

between the two agents when thiopentone<br />

was used <strong>for</strong> induction.<br />

Propofol and sevoflurane<br />

Seven studies compared sevoflurane with propofol<br />

<strong>for</strong> maintenance anaesthesia. 57,72,74,106,113,125,126<br />

Sevoflurane appears to be superior to propofol<br />

in its recovery characteristics (Table 2).<br />

Propofol and desflurane<br />

Ten studies compared these two agents <strong>for</strong><br />

maintenance anaesthesia. 51,53,57,69,90,95,113,116,130,133<br />

In all cases propofol was used <strong>for</strong> induction of<br />

anaesthesia. In most cases there were no differences.<br />

Desflurane was superior to propofol <strong>for</strong><br />

early and intermediate recovery in three of the<br />

ten studies, and with respect to psychomotor<br />

recovery in one study. Propofol was better than<br />

desflurane with respect to late recovery in two<br />

studies. It would seem that any difference<br />

between these two techniques is of a minor<br />

and inconsequential nature.<br />

TABLE 2 Comparison of recovery after sevoflurane or propofol maintenance anaesthesia<br />

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<strong>Health</strong> <strong>Technology</strong> Assessment 2002; Vol. 6: No. 30<br />

Propofol and enflurane<br />

These agents were compared in three studies. 62,66,109<br />

Patients received propofol <strong>for</strong> induction of anaesthesia<br />

in two of the studies and thiamylal <strong>for</strong><br />

induction in the third study. In two studies no<br />

differences were found between those patients<br />

who received enflurane and those who received<br />

propofol with respect to early, intermediate, late<br />

or psychomotor recovery. Both immediate and<br />

intermediate recovery were more rapid after<br />

propofol anaesthesia than after thiamylal–<br />

enflurane anaesthesia.<br />

Propofol and halothane<br />

These agents were compared in two studies. 109,224<br />

All patients received propofol <strong>for</strong> induction of<br />

anaesthesia. In the first study, psychomotor<br />

recovery only was measured and this was found<br />

to be faster in those patients who received propofol<br />

than in those who received halothane. The<br />

second study found no difference with respect to<br />

intermediate, late or psychomotor recovery.<br />

Propofol and isoflurane<br />

Nineteen studies compared these two agents <strong>for</strong><br />

maintenance anaesthesia. 53,62,63,75,78,88,91,93,95,97,86,89,101,<br />

103,105,109,132,135,136 Of those, 14 studies used propofol<br />

<strong>for</strong> induction followed by either propofol or<br />

isoflurane <strong>for</strong> maintenance. The remainder used<br />

thiopentone (three studies), methohexitone (one<br />

study) or etomidate (one study) <strong>for</strong> induction.<br />

The results are summarised in Table 3.<br />

The studies in which propofol was used <strong>for</strong><br />

induction support there being no differences<br />

between the propofol group or the isoflurane<br />

group with respect to early, intermediate, late or<br />

psychomotor recovery (see Table 3). In the other<br />

five studies, all patients in the propofol induction<br />

and maintenance group showed superior recovery<br />

characteristics <strong>for</strong> early, intermediate and later<br />

Study Early Intermediate Late Psychomotor<br />

recovery recovery recovery recovery<br />

Carroll et al., 1997 57<br />

Fish et al., 1999 72<br />

Fredman et al., 1995 74<br />

Ong et al., 2000 106<br />

Raeder et al., 1998 113<br />

Smith and Thwaites, 1999 125<br />

Soing et al., 1998 126<br />

S S S S<br />

ND ND NE NE<br />

ND ND NE NE<br />

S ND P NE<br />

S S ND S<br />

S S ND NE<br />

ND ND ND NE<br />

ND, no difference; NE, not examined; P, propofol better than sevoflurane; S, sevoflurane better than propofol<br />

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