Background: Anesthetics used for ambulatory anesthesia should have the following characteristics: smooth and rapid induction, easily controllable depth of anesthesia in the maintenance phase, rapid emergence and recovery from anesthesia, and few adverse reactions after general anesthesia. Aim of the study: To compare the efficacy of desflurane and sevoflurane in ambulatory surgical procedure. Materials and methods: The study was conducted in the Department of Anesthesia of the medical institution. For the study we selected 60 patients belonging to American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I and II scheduled for surgical procedures at general surgery department. The patients were randomly grouped into two groups with 30 patients in each group, Group S and Group D. Group S patients received sevoflurane for maintenance of anesthesia whereas Group D received desflurane for maintenance of anesthesia. The anesthesia was induced for each patient according to the standardized guidelines.  Results: A total of 60 patients were included in the study. Mean age of patients in group S was 49.21 years and in group D was 47.32 years. Number of male patients in group S was 17 and in group D were 18. Mean weight of patients in group S was 63.18 kg and in group D was 68.5 kg. The mean height of patients in group S was 161.21 cm and in group 2 was 159.68 cm. Total recovery time in group S was 42.11+10.31 min and in group D was 29.33+7.23 min. Time for opening eyes postoperatively was 10.32+5.12 min and 5.02+1.41 min. Time taken to respond to verbal commands was 11.21+5.12 min and 7.69+3.12 min. Conclusion: Sevoflurane and Desflurane are efficacious in ambulatory surgical procedures. Some of the recovery parameters were seen to be taking more time duration in cases with Desflurane cases as compared to Sevoflurane cases.
Keywords: ambulatory surgery, anesthesia, general anesthesia, sevoflurane.

Corresponding Author: Dr. Shubpreet Bajwa, MBBS, Medical Officer, Fortis Escorts hospital, Amritsar
This article may be cited as: Bajwa S. A comparison of Desflurane and Sevoflurane for efficacy in Ambulatory Surgical Procedures. Int J Res Health Allied Sci 2018; 4(3):44-47.