Association of Patient Race and Hospital with Utilization of Regional Anesthesia for Treatment of Post-Operative Pain in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Analysis Using Medicare Claims.
Anjali A DixitGabriel SekeresEdward R MarianoStavros G MemtsoudisEric C SunPublished in: Anesthesiology (2023)
Race was not associated with administration of regional anesthesia in Medicare patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty. Variation in the use of regional anesthesia was primarily associated with the hospital where surgery occurred.