Abstract
Anesthetic technique affects perioperative outcomes, but less was known in simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty (BTKA). A single center, retrospective analysis was carried out to prove the hypothesis that utilization of regional anesthesia would result in favorable perioperative outcomes. Medical records of patients admitted for simultaneous BTKA between 2004 and 2013 were analyzed. Two groups, the general anesthesia (GA) and regional anesthesia (RA) group, were identified. Patient preoperative characteristics were compared. Perioperative outcomes measured included blood loss, transfusion requirement, length of hospitalization, operating time, and 30-day perioperative complications. A total of 513 patients were identified, 54.6% were performed under GA, and 45.4% under RA. Patient characteristics were similar between the two groups, except that patients operated under GA were younger than those under RA. RA was associated with significantly less perioperative blood loss (981 vs. 1075 mL, p = 0.017) and 30-day complications (6.4 vs. 13.2%, p = 0.016). Systemic and organ specific infections were particularly lower in the RA group (0.4 vs. 3.9%, p = 0.009). Transfusion requirement, length of hospitalization, and operating time were similar between the two groups. After correcting for covariates, RA offered a 92 mL (p = 0.023) reduction in blood loss and 49% less overall complications (p = 0.047), compared to GA. Patients who underwent simultaneous BTKA under RA had lesser blood loss and lower complication rate than GA. The impact of RA can be further exploited to improve perioperative outcomes of simultaneous BTKA in addition to various other interventions.
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