Prospective randomized evaluation of propofol and desflurane in patients undergoing surgery for cerebellopontine angle tumors

Abstract

Background & objective: Resection of cerebellopontine (CP) angle tumors is a technically demanding surgery in view of important neural structures in the vicinity of tumor giving limited working area to the neurosurgeon. Consequently, it is important to advocate anesthetic techniques which provide optimal surgical conditions. Moreover, the prolonged duration of surgery necessitates fast   tracking of emergence from anesthesia to allow early neurological complication and reintervention. We compared the effect of propofol and desflurane on hemodynamics, brain relaxation, vasomotor response to surgical stimulus, emergence and postoperative complications in patients undergoing cerebellopontine angle tumor resection.