Comparison of Sugammadex and Neostigmine for Time to Extubation in Adult Patients Undergoing Routine Ophthalmic Surgery Under General Anesthesia

This is a retrospective case-control study including patients aged 18 years or older who underwent ophthalmic surgeries under general anesthesia with tracheal intubation between 2020 and 2022. Patients who received rocuronium as the sole neuromuscular blocking agent and were maintained with sevoflurane or desflurane and intravenous fentanyl were included. Based on the choice of reversal agent for neuromuscular blockade, patients were divided into two groups: the sugammadex group or the neostigmine group. Patients who underwent emergency surgery or combined surgeries with other specialties were excluded. Patient characteristics, including age, gender, ASA classification, weight, and height, were collected. Anesthesia-related medications were recorded. The time points of anesthesia induction, start and end of surgery, reversal agent administration, and tracheal extubation were documented.