Desflurane
- Advantages:
- Rapid onset and recovery of anesthesia (outpatient procedures).
- One of the least metabolized to toxic byproducts.
- Disadvantages:
- Requires a special vaporizer.
- Pungent and irritating to the airway (leading to more coughing, laryngospasm).
- High inspired gas concentrations lead to a significant ↑ in the patient’s BP & HR.
