Abstract
Desflurane is being projected nowadays as inhalational agent of choice in the repertoire
of the modern day anaesthesiologists. Refinement of its pharmacologic properties from
its predecessors has attracted the attention of clinicians towards this novel agent.
However, within the realms of neurosurgical anaesthesiology, the widespread use of
desflurane today should be, at best viewed with a bit of caution. Although a sizeable
number of advantages of using desflurane exist, anaesthesiologists dealing with neurosurgical
patients should be cognizant of its drawbacks.
Keywords
Intracranial pressure - desflurane - emergence
