RESULTS	Intergroup analysis showed no differences in baseline SOMCT scores ( 28 + / - 1 vs. 28 + / - 1 ) whereas mean SOMCT scores at 15 , 45 min and 3 h after extubation were significantly higher in the remifentanil-propofol group ( 30 patients ) than in the sufentanil-propofol group ( 29 patients ) ( 22 + / - 3 vs. 16 + / - 3 ; P < 0.0001 and 27 + / - 1 vs. 22 + / - 3 ; P < 0.0001 ; 28 + / - 1 vs. 26 + / - 2 ; P = 0.0126 ) .\