Neuraxial vs general anaesthesia for total hip and total knee arthroplasty: A systematic review of comparative-effectiveness research

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 163-176

  Johnson, R L ^a   Kopp, S L ^a   Burkle, C M ^a   Duncan, C M ^a   Jacob, A K ^a   Erwin, P J ^a   Murad, M H ^a   Mantilla, C B ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

anaesthesia, general; anaesthesia, spinal; pain, postoperative; postoperative complications

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MORBIDITY; NEURAXIAL ANAESTHESIA; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HIP REPLACEMENT; KNEE REPLACEMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84961886758     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aev455     Document Type: Review

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