Results
Ciprofol demonstrated a promising trend of higher anesthesiologists’ satisfaction during the induction phase (MD: 0.14, 95%, CI: -0.28 to 0.56, p = 0.51), whereas Propofol was favored during maintenance. Propofol also exhibited advantages with a shorter time to successful anesthesia induction (MD: 0.08 minutes, 95% CI: 0.00 to 0.15, p = 0.04). and quicker attainment of full alertness (MD: 0.11 minutes, 95% CI: -1.29 to 1.52, p = 0.87), suggesting its efficiency in clinical practice. Importantly, there were no significant disparities in the success rate of anesthesia.