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.
The utilization of neuraxial versus general anesthesia for primary joint arthroplasty is associated with superior perioperative outcomes. More research is needed to study potential mechanisms for these findings.
Memtsoudis et al. (2013) studied this question.