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Patients who received premedication had an emergence time of 15.43 minutes, while patients who received no premedication emerged after 8.34 minutes.Zofran&#174; was a significant predictor of purposeful actions. Patients were more aware of their surroundings when they received Zofran&#174; compared to patients who did not receive Zofran&#174;.Conclusion: Maintaining with desflurane and not premedicating patients allowed for a faster emergence from general anesthesia. Patients given Zofran&#174; in their IV during the surgery had less emergence agitation then their counterparts.","abstract_html":"Purpose: To determine which maintenance gas (sevoflurane versus desflurane) resulted in a faster emergence from general anesthesia and investigate the patient&#x27;s emergence agitation. Methods: One group was maintained during general anesthesia with sevoflurane and the other with desflurane. Upon emergence the patient&#x27;s behavior was evaluated.Results: The average emergence time for desflurane was 9.8; while the average for sevoflurane was 13.98 minutes. Patients who received premedication had an emergence time of 15.43 minutes, while patients who received no premedication emerged after 8.34 minutes.Zofran&amp;#174; was a significant predictor of purposeful actions. Patients were more aware of their surroundings when they received Zofran&amp;#174; compared to patients who did not receive Zofran&amp;#174;.Conclusion: Maintaining with desflurane and not premedicating patients allowed for a faster emergence from general anesthesia. Patients given Zofran&amp;#174; in their IV during the surgery had less emergence agitation then their counterparts.","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["LaLande, Carla"],"institution":null,"degree_name":"Master of Science","degree_level":"Thesis","degree_discipline":"Pediatric Dentistry","degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":["Dr. Tegwyn Brickhouse"],"advisors":[],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2008,"date_issued":"2008-01-01T08:00:00Z","date_published":"2008-01-01T08:00:00Z","updated_at":"2026-07-24T05:54:40Z","subjects":["sevoflurane","general anesthesia","desflurane","Dentistry","Medicine and Health Sciences","Pediatric Dentistry and Pedodontics"],"languages":[],"rights":["© The Author"],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/940"],"render_values":[{"text":"https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/940","href":"https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/940","code":true}]}]},"links":{"outbound_url":"https://doi.org/10.25772/9Y5Y-YC60","outbound_label":"DOI","outbound_source":"dc:identifier"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor","label":"Contributor","values":["Dr. Tegwyn Brickhouse"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["LaLande, Carla"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date.available","label":"Dc Date Available","values":["2014-07-09T07:00:00Z"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_discipline","label":"Discipline","values":["Pediatric Dentistry"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_level","label":"Degree Level","values":["Thesis"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_name","label":"Degree Name","values":["Master of Science"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["sevoflurane","general anesthesia","desflurane","Dentistry","Medicine and Health Sciences","Pediatric Dentistry and Pedodontics"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:rights","label":"Dc Rights","values":["© The Author"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["https://doi.org/10.25772/9Y5Y-YC60","https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/940"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["Purpose: To determine which maintenance gas (sevoflurane versus desflurane) resulted in a faster emergence from general anesthesia and investigate the patient's emergence agitation. Methods: One group was maintained during general anesthesia with sevoflurane and the other with desflurane. Upon emergence the patient's behavior was evaluated.Results: The average emergence time for desflurane was 9.8; while the average for sevoflurane was 13.98 minutes. Patients who received premedication had an emergence time of 15.43 minutes, while patients who received no premedication emerged after 8.34 minutes.Zofran&#174; was a significant predictor of purposeful actions. Patients were more aware of their surroundings when they received Zofran&#174; compared to patients who did not receive Zofran&#174;.Conclusion: Maintaining with desflurane and not premedicating patients allowed for a faster emergence from general anesthesia. 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