Cost comparison between spinal versus general anesthesia for hip and knee arthroplasty: an incremental cost study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Wait list times for total joint arthroplasties have been growing, particularly in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Increasing operating room (OR) efficiency by reducing OR time and associated costs while maintaining quality allows the greatest number of patients to receive care.

Methods

We used propensity score matching to compare parallel processing with spinal anesthesia in a block room vs general anesthesia in a retrospective cohort of adult patients undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA). We compared perioperative costs, hospital costs, OR time intervals, and complications between the groups with nonparametric tests using an intention-to-treat approach.

Results

After matching, we included 636 patients (315

SUBMITTER: Bailey JG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9387885 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature