Perioperative anesthetic care
Postoperative pain, pain
Preoperatively, all patients fasted for 8 h and were asked to avoid oral intake of clear fluids for 2 h. Upon entry into the operating room, non-invasive BP, HR, and pulse oxygen saturation were measured, and electrocardiography was performed using a multifunctional monitor (GE Healthcare, Chicago, IL, USA), with 5 min of stabilization after each measurement. A 24-gauge intravenous catheter was subsequently placed into a vein on the dorsum of the hand.After preoxygenation, either 1.5 mg kgAt the end of the surgery, sevoflurane and the infusions were discontinued. Patients were administered 0.04 mg kgPatients were discharged from the PACU when their Steward score reached > 4. Other operative care was provided according to usual clinical practice. Postoperative quality of recovery was investigated using the QoR-40 questionnaire. Postoperative pain was quantified using a 100-mm visual analog scale (VAS), marked from “no pain” to “severe pain.” [