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Illescas A, Cozowicz C, Zhong H, Reisinger L, Liu J, Poeran J, Memtsoudis SG. Comparative effectiveness of neuraxial versus general anesthesia in total joint replacement surgery: an updated retrospective analysis using more recent data. Reg Anesth Pain Med 2024:rapm-2024-105438. [PMID: 38977283 DOI: 10.1136/rapm-2024-105438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 06/25/2024] [Indexed: 07/10/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Over a decade ago, our study group showed improved outcomes among total hip/knee arthroplasty (THA/TKA) patients given neuraxial versus general anesthesia. As the use of neuraxial anesthesia has increased and anesthesia practices evolve, updated analyses are critical to ensure if previously found differences still persist. METHODS This retrospective cohort study included elective THA/TKAs from 2006 to 2021 as recorded in the all-payor Premier Healthcare Database. Multivariable regression models measured the association between anesthesia type (neuraxial, general, combined) and several adverse outcomes (pulmonary embolism, cerebrovascular events, pulmonary compromise, cardiac complications, acute myocardial infarction, pneumonia, all infections, acute renal failure, gastrointestinal complications, postoperative mechanical ventilation, intensive care unit admissions, and blood transfusions); models were run separately by period (2006-2015 and 2016-2021) and THA/TKA. RESULTS We identified 587,919 and 499,484 THAs for 2006-2015 and 2016-2021, respectively; this was 1,186,483 and 803,324 for TKAs. Among THAs, neuraxial anesthesia use increased from 10.7% in 2006 to 25.7% in 2021; during both time periods, specifically neuraxial versus general anesthesia was associated with lower odds for most adverse outcomes, with sometimes stronger (protective) effect estimates observed for 2016-2021 versus 2006-2015 (eg, acute renal failure OR 0.72 CI 0.65 to 0.80 vs OR 0.56 CI 0.50 to 0.63 and blood transfusion OR 0.91 CI 0.89 to 0.94 vs OR 0.44 CI 0.41 to 0.47, respectively; all p<0.001). Similar patterns existed for TKAs. CONCLUSION These findings re-confirm our study group's decade-old study using more recent data and offer additional evidence toward the sustained benefit of neuraxial anesthesia in major orthopedic surgery.
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- Alex Illescas
- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Management, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine, Paracelsus Medical Private University, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Management, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Management, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, USA
- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine, Paracelsus Medical Private University, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Management, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Management, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, USA
- Departments of Orthopaedics / Population Health Science & Policy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Management, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, USA
- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine, Paracelsus Medical Private University, Salzburg, Austria
- Department of Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA
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Calkins TE, Johnson EP, Eason RR, Mihalko WM, Ford MC. Spinal Versus General Anesthesia for Outpatient Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in the Ambulatory Surgery Center: A Matched-Cohort Study. J Arthroplasty 2024; 39:1463-1467. [PMID: 38103803 DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2023.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2023] [Revised: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Spinal anesthesia is the predominant regimen in outpatient total joint arthroplasty (TJA), but induction often is unsuccessful, unobtainable, or against patient preference. We compared outcomes of same-day discharge (SDD) TJA with spinal versus general anesthesia in a free-standing ambulatory surgery center (ASC). METHODS We took 105 general anesthesia TJA and one-to-one nearest-neighbor matched them to 105 spinal anesthesia TJA over 7 years at 1 ASC. The rate of successful SDD, minutes to discharge, postoperative pain and nausea, and 90-day complications were compared. Postanesthesia care unit outcomes were additionally stratified by spinal anesthetic (mepivacaine versus bupivacaine). RESULTS All spinal anesthetic patients underwent SDD compared with 103 (98%) general anesthetic patients (P = .498). Mepivacaine spinal anesthesia patients spent the fewest minutes in postanesthesia care unit prior to discharge from the facility (206), followed by general anesthesia (227), and bupivacaine spinal anesthesia (291; P < .001). General anesthesia patients had the highest levels of pain at 1 hour (5.2 versus 1.5 versus 1.5) and 2 hours (3.2 versus 2.0 versus 1.3) postoperatively, and rates of nausea (48 versus 22 versus 28%) compared with mepivacaine and bupivacaine spinal anesthesia, respectively. The 90-day complications (6 versus 7), admissions (1 versus 3), and reoperations (5 versus 2) were similar among spinal and general anesthesia, respectively (P ≥ .445). CONCLUSIONS Both spinal and general anesthesia led to reliable SDD with similar 90-day complication rates. General anesthesia facilitated faster discharge from the ASC compared with bupivacaine spinal anesthesia but led to higher levels of pain and incidence of nausea postoperatively. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level 3, Retrospective Cohort Comparison.
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- Tyler E Calkins
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering, Campbell Clinic, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering, Campbell Clinic, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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- University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering, Campbell Clinic, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering, Campbell Clinic, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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