Fast track protocols and early rehabilitation after surgery in total hip arthroplasty: a narrative review

A Di Martino, M Brunello, D Pederiva, F Schilardi… - Clinics and …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) or Fast Track is defined as a multi-
disciplinary, peri-and post-operative approach finalized to reduce surgical stress and …

Neuraxial Anesthesia in Patients With Aortic Stenosis: A Systematic Review

NS Tabrizi, RA Demos, R Schumann… - Journal of cardiothoracic …, 2024 - Elsevier
Neuraxial anesthesia (NA) has been contraindicated in patients with aortic stenosis (AS)
due to concerns of sympathetic blockade and hemodynamic instability. These …

Home discharge has increased after total hip arthroplasty, however rates vary between large databases

DE DeMik, CN Carender, NA Glass… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background There have been significant advancements in perioperative total hip
arthroplasty (THA) care and it is essential to quantify efforts made to better optimize patients …

Mepivacaine vs bupivacaine spinal anesthesia in total hip arthroplasty at an ambulatory surgery center

TE Calkins, SG McClatchy, CM Rider, PC Toy - The Journal of Arthroplasty, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Mepivacaine spinal anesthetic may facilitate more rapid postoperative recovery
in joint arthroplasty than bupivacaine. This study compared recovery, pain, and …

Enhanced preoperative education pathways: a step toward reducing disparities in total joint arthroplasty outcomes

JJ Turcotte, JC Brennan, SE Holbert, SS Dolle… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Patients with increased comorbidities, lower socioeconomic status, and African
American (AA) race have been shown to be at increased risk for suboptimal outcomes after …

General vs neuraxial anesthesia in direct anterior approach total hip arthroplasty: effect on length of stay and early pain control

MKE Kelly, JJ Turcotte, JM Aja, JH MacDonald… - The journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Recent literature has suggested some benefits for neuraxial anesthesia (NA) as
an alternative for general anesthesia (GA) for primary total hip arthroplasty patients. We …

Spinal versus general anesthesia for outpatient total hip and knee arthroplasty in the ambulatory surgery center: A matched-cohort study

TE Calkins, EP Johnson, RR Eason, WM Mihalko… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Spinal anesthesia is the predominant regimen in outpatient total joint
arthroplasty (TJA), but induction often is unsuccessful, unobtainable, or against patient …

Acquired idiopathic stiffness after contemporary total knee arthroplasty: incidence, risk factors, and results over 25 years

AR Owen, ME Tibbo, AJ van Wijnen… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Acquired idiopathic stiffness (AIS) remains a common failure mode of
contemporary total knee arthroplasties (TKAs). The present study investigated the incidence …

Spinal versus general anesthesia in total knee arthroplasty: are there differences in complication and readmission rates?

ND Heckmann, A De, KR Porter… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Spinal anesthesia (SP) utilization continues to expand in total knee arthroplasty
(TKA). However, little is known regarding differences in complication rates between spinal …

Spinal compared with general anesthesia in contemporary primary total hip arthroplasties

AR Owen, AW Amundson, KM Fruth, CM Duncan… - JBJS, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background: The specific advantages of spinal anesthesia compared with general
anesthesia for primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) remains unknown. Therefore, this study …