The Impact of Anaesthesia Method on the Use of Anaesthesia Department Resources in Total Knee Arthroplasty
Primary result · Operating room timeResult — go to the resultHodges-Lehmann estimate 2 min 95% CI −3 to 6Authors' conclusion
With this anaesthesia regimen, knee arthroplasty patients occupied the operating room for a similar duration regardless of anaesthesia method, but patients required longer recovery in the postanaesthesia care unit after spinal anaesthesia. Regarding disposable material and medicine use, spinal anaesthesia appeared to be more economical and material-sparing than total intravenous anaesthesia. Furthermore, spinal anaesthesia appeared to cause less hypotension requiring haemodynamic interventions than general anaesthesia.
Study context
- Population
- Patients undergoing total knee arthroplastyrandomised
- Participants
- 395 patients
- Comparison
- Spinal vs general anaesthesia
Primary result
Operating room time
Hodges-Lehmann estimate
2 min
95% CI −3 to 6
P = 0.49
By group
As reported in the abstract
Further findings
Median, min
| Outcome | SPINAL | GENERAL | Hodges-Lehmann estimate (min) (95% CI) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time in the postanaesthesia care unitLonger after spinal anaesthesia | 104 (IQR 71–148) | 73 (IQR 49–98) | 32 (23–42) | P < 0.001 | |
| −200204060Difference, min (linear scale) |
Disposable material
| Outcome | SPINAL | GENERAL |
|---|---|---|
| Total costs (medicine and equipment) | €36 | €83 |
Medication for hypotension and hypertension
- Medication for hypotension was more common in the general anaesthesia group, whereas medication for hypertension was more common in the spinal anaesthesia group
Original publication
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