Table 2.

Intraoperative and post-operative anaesthetic data

	Desflurane	Propofol	P
Duration of anaesthesia (min)	120 [98–280]	120 [84–320]	0.69
BIS at end of surgery	48 [43–54]	51 [41–58]	0.73
Time interval between end of anaesthesia and tracheal extubation (min)	10 [6–15]	10 [5–20]	0.45
Time interval between end of anaesthesia and Aldrete score ≥ 9	70 [52–90]	83 [65–110]	0.16
VAS at arrival in PACU (mm)	50 [0–80]	30 [0–70]	0.33
Morphine titration in PACU (Yes/No)	15/10	13/14	0.39
Morphine titration in PACU (mg) (among titrated patients)	10 [8–12]	10 [9–11]	0.78
PONV in PACU (n)	2	2	1

BIS Bispectral Index monitoring, VAS Verbal Analogic Scale, PONV Post-operative Nausea and Vomiting, PACU Post Anaesthesia Care Unit

No significant difference between groups