Why the study?
Does neuraxial anesthesia improve perioperative outcomes compared to general anesthesia in orthopedic patients undergoing primary joint arthroplasty?
Population
Orthopedic patients undergoing primary joint arthroplasty
Comparison
Neuraxial anesthesia vs General anesthesia
Design
Other
Follow-up
perioperative
Authors
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Should not yet alter anesthesia choice in joint arthroplasty; extends observational evidence and leaves open randomized validation.
Does neuraxial anesthesia improve perioperative outcomes compared to general anesthesia in orthopedic patients undergoing primary joint arthroplasty?
Neuraxial anesthesia is associated with superior perioperative outcomes compared to general anesthesia in primary joint arthroplasty.
Memtsoudis et al. (2013) studied this question.
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