Impact of Regional Anaesthesia on Postoperative Outcomes in Hip and Knee Joint Replacements: “A Comparative Study"

Abstract

The analysis of the demographics and interventions in 200 patients undergoing hip or knee replacement surgeries came out. Most patients underwent neuraxial blockade as anaesthesia, and a big proportion was randomised to the two intervention groups. Interventions differed, with analgesic medicines as the most common. Follow-up durations varied from less than 12 hours to more than a year, the majority of patients being monitored for between 1 and 7 days. Neuraxial blockade and local infiltration were found to have positive associations with the outcomes by multiple regression analysis. Outcomes were only reported, of these the most frequently recorded measures were a satisfaction score. The results of this study may offer insight into the choice of anaesthesia.

Keywords:  Hip or joint replacement, Anaesthesia, Pain management, Patient outcomes, Follow-up duration.