Desflurane is known to be the most pungent of the currently used volatile anesthetics. The investigators tried to find out if desflurane increases the incidence of perioperative upper airway complications in infants and children undergoing general anesthesia using supraglottic airways compared to sevoflurane.
The investigators retrospectively reviewed and analyzed the electrical medical records of consecutive children aged 1 to 15 years who underwent general anesthesia under supraglottic airways using sevoflurane or desflurane as maintenance agents.
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The investigators retrospectively reviewed and analyzed the electrical medical records of consecutive children aged 1 to 15 years who underwent general anesthesia under supraglottic airways using sevoflurane as maintenance agents.
The investigators retrospectively reviewed and analyzed the electrical medical records of consecutive children aged 1 to 15 years who underwent general anesthesia under supraglottic airways using desflurane as maintenance agents.
Occurrence of Laryngospasm
Time frame: intraoperative
Occurrence of Cough
Time frame: intraoperative
Occurrence of desaturation
Time frame: intraoperative
Occurrence of Laryngospasm
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 day
Occurrence of desaturation
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 day
Occurrence of Cough
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 day
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