The use of remimazolam versus propofol for induction and maintenance of general anesthesia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Background: The primary objective of this study was to compare the risk of hypotension, as well as the induction and recovery characteristics between remimazolam and propofol in patients receiving surgery under general anesthesia. Methods: The Embase, Medline, Google scholar, and the Cochrane Library databases were searched from inception to March 2022 for randomized controlled trials The primary outcome was the risk of post-induction hypotension between the two agents, while the secondary outcomes included anesthetic depth, induction efficacy, time to loss of consciousness (LOC), hemodynamic profiles, time to eye opening, extubation time as well as the incidence of injection pain and postoperative nausea/vomiting (PONV). Results: Meta-analysis of eight studies publish

SUBMITTER: Ko CC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9939642 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature