Why the study?
Does neuraxial anesthesia improve outcomes compared to general anesthesia in patients undergoing elective total hip replacement?
Population
Patients undergoing elective total hip replacement (THR)
Comparison
Neuraxial block (neuraxial anesthesia) vs General anesthesia (GA)
Design
Meta-analysis
Authors
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Supports preferring neuraxial over general anesthesia for elective THR; confirms aggregated RCT benefits.
Does neuraxial anesthesia improve outcomes compared to general anesthesia in patients undergoing elective total hip replacement?
Neuraxial anesthesia may be associated with better outcomes than general anesthesia for elective total hip replacement.
Mauermann et al. (2006) studied this question.