Anesthesia progress
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Anesthesia progress · Nov 1985
Comparative StudyA comparison of postoperative recovery times between isoflurane and enflurane for pediatric dental outpatient anesthesia.
Isoflurane is a volatile liquid anesthetic agent reported to have recovery times shorter than many anesthetic agents in current use. This study compared postoperative recovery times in pediatric patients receiving dental treatment under isoflurane to those receiving enflurane anesthesia. The study consisted of a retrospective review of anesthesia records for pediatric patients receiving isoflurane anesthesia. ⋯ The average recovery time (as measured from extubation to discharge) for isoflurane was 53 minutes and for enflurane, 46 minutes. When the matched cases were analyzed by paired t-text, no statistically significant difference in recovery times was demonstrated at the 0.05 level. These findings suggest that there is no significant difference in postoperative recovery times between isofluane and enflurane in pediatric dental outpatients undergoing general anesthesia.
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The management of drug-induced emergencies in the dental office is based on vigilance in monitoring, early detection of premorbid events, and sequential application of the "ABCs" of basic cardiac life support. The steps for treating serious adverse reactions which can occur in the dental office are reviewed. Procedures to minimize adverse drug reactions are emphasized, and the appropriate drugs and doses to use are summarized.