Table 1.
Patient baseline characteristics. Summary characteristics are presented as counts (percentages) of patients or medians [25th percentile; 75th percentile].
| Desflurane (n = 95) |
Sevoflurane (n = 95) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, yrs | 73 | [70; 80] | 73 | [70; 78] |
| Height, cm | 170 | [164; 176] | 170 | [161; 178] |
| Weight, kg | 75 | [66; 86] | 77 | [66; 87] |
| BMI, kg.m−2 | 26.0 | [23.5; 30.2] | 26.3 | [23.8; 28.7] |
| Sex, n (%) | ||||
| Female | 44 | (46.3) | 46 | (48.4) |
| Male | 51 | (53.7) | 49 | (51.6) |
| ASA, n (%) | ||||
| I–II | 52 | (54.7) | 49 | (51.6) |
| III | 43 | (45.3) | 46 | (48.4) |
| Comorbidities, n (%) | ||||
| Hypertension | 55 | (57.9) | 57 | (60.0) |
| Coronary artery disease | 7 | (7.3) | 9 | (9.5) |
| Peripheral artery disease | 2 | (2.1) | 4 | (4.2) |
| Carotid artery stenosis | 6 | (6.3) | 10 | (10.5) |
| TIA/Stroke | 6 | (6.3) | 3 | (3.2) |
| Atrial fibrillation | 21 | (22.1) | 12 | (12.6) |
| COPD | 16 | (16.8) | 11 | (11.6) |
| Diabetes | 18 | (18.9) | 20 | (21.1) |
| Hyperlipidemia | 33 | (34.7) | 31 | (32.6) |
| History of smoking | 17 | (17.9) | 6 | (6.3) |
| Long-term medication, n (%) | ||||
| Beta blockers | 30 | (31.6) | 30 | (31.6) |
| ACE-I/ARB | 45 | (47.4) | 47 | (49.5) |
| Ca2+ channel blockers | 21 | (22.1) | 22 | (23.2) |
| Diuretics | 16 | (16.8) | 24 | (25.3) |
| Statins | 37 | (38.9) | 31 | (32.6) |
| Thienopyridines/ASA | 20 | (21.1) | 22 | (23.2) |
| Oral anticoagulant | 19 | (20.0) | 15 | (15.8) |
| Metformin | 9 | (9.5) | 15 | (15.8) |
| Type of Surgery, (%) | ||||
| Minor to moderate general | 12 | (12.6) | 7 | (7.4) |
| Thyroidectomy | 3 | (25.0) | 2 | (28.6) |
| Parathyroidectomy | 2 | (16.7) | 1 | (14.3) |
| Lap. cholecystectomy | 2 | (16.7) | 1 | (14.3) |
| Inguinal hernia surgery | 2 | (16.7) | 0 | (0) |
| Lap. fundoplication surgery | 0 | (0) | 1 | (14.3) |
| Ileostomy surgery | 2 | (16.7) | 0 | (0) |
| Other | 1 | (8.3) | 2 | (28.6) |
| Minor to moderate urologic | 53 | (55.8) | 49 | (51.6) |
| TUR-B | 35 | (66.0) | 37 | (75.5) |
| TUR-P | 11 | (20.8) | 7 | (14.3) |
| Other | 7 | (13.2) | 5 | (10.2) |
| Minor to moderate gynecologic | 30 | (31.6) | 39 | (41.1) |
| Lap. ovariectomy | 1 | (3.3) | 1 | (2.6) |
| Lap. salpingectomy | 4 | (13.3) | 5 | (12.8) |
| Lap. hysterectomy | 6 | (20.0) | 4 | (10.3) |
| Mamma resection | 19 | (63.3) | 29 | (74.4) |
BMI, body mass index; ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status; TIA, transient ischemic attack; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ACE-I, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB, angiotensin receptor blocker.