Background Evidence-based international expert consensus regarding anaesthetic practice
in hip/knee arthroplasty surgery is needed for improved healthcare outcomes. Methods The …

Background. This systematic review evaluated the evidence comparing patient-important
outcomes in spinal or epidural vs general anaesthesia for total hip and total knee …

Epidemiologists seek to make a valid inference about the causal effect between an
exposure and a disease in a specific population, using representative sample data from a …

Background Hip fracture is a trauma of the elderly. The worldwide number of patients in
need of surgery after hip fracture will increase in the coming years. The 30-day mortality …

Background: We compared the following 30-day outcomes for total knee arthroplasty (TKA)
and total hip arthroplasty in spinal anesthesia (SA) versus general anesthesia (GA)(1) …

METHODS This systematic review was conducted in adherence to the PRISMA (Preferred
Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis) guidelines. 41 Our health care …

Background Neuraxial anesthesia when compared with general anesthesia has shown to
improve outcomes following lower extremity total joint arthroplasty. It is unclear whether …

Background Previous studies have demonstrated preoperative anemia to be a strong risk
factor for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) in total joint arthroplasty (TJA). Allogeneic blood …

Background The incidence, prediction and mortality outcomes of intraoperative and
postoperative cardiac arrest requiring cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in surgical …

Background A growing body of evidence indicates that the use of regional anesthesia offers
advantages over general anesthesia, not only in terms of reducing complications but also …