Changes in Neuraxial Anesthesia Protocols and Improved Efficiency of Same-Day Discharge Total Knee Arthroplasty in an Ambulatory Surgery Center: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Tyler E CalkinsClayton C WingZachary R DiltzWilliam M MihalkoPatrick C Toy

Published in: The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (2023)

Mepivacaine spinal anesthesia for TKA safely facilitated more rapid same-day discharge through decreased times to controlled void and ambulation but with a slight increase in MME requirements. Discontinuing preoperative ACBs did not negatively affect PACU outcomes.

Keyphrases

total knee arthroplasty
total hip
minimally invasive
blood pressure
coronary artery bypass
spinal cord
patients undergoing
surgical site infection
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
loop mediated isothermal amplification
skeletal muscle
spinal cord injury
coronary artery disease