Effect of Fentanyl on Coughing and Recovery After Anesthesia With an LMA Laryngeal Mask Airway)for Airway Management

Inclusion Criteria * Patients scheduled to undergo outpatient arthroscopic surgery procedures * Willingness and ability to sign an informed consent document * No allergies to anesthetic or analgesic medications * 18 - 80 years of age * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Class I - III adults of either sex * Women of childbearing potential must be currently practicing an acceptable form of birth control, and have a negative urine pregnancy test Exclusion Criteria * Patients with known allergy, hypersensitivity or contraindications to anesthetic or analgesic medications * Patients with clinically-significant medical conditions, such as brain, heart, kidney, endocrine, or liver diseases, peptic ulcer disease or bleeding disorders * Pregnant or lactating women * Subjects with a history of alcohol or drug abuse within the past 3 months * Any other conditions or use of any medication which may interfere with the conduct of the study (e.g., asthmatic patients history of asthma, chronic cough, or upper respiratory tract infection during the previous 2 wk or recent treatment with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, bronchodilators, or steroids.