Airway reactions and emergence times in general laryngeal mask airway anaesthesia: A meta-analysis

CONCLUSION: When using an LMA, upper airway adverse reactions in association with desflurane anaesthesia were no different from those noted with sevoflurane, isoflurane or propofol anaesthesia. Emergence from general anaesthesia with desflurane is significantly faster than all the other anaesthetics. Due to interstudy variations and the small size of the trials, further large-scale, multicentre studies are required to confirm or refute the results of this meta-analysis.
Source: European Journal of Anaesthesiology - Category: Anesthesiology Tags: Miscellaneous Source Type: research