Spinal Anesthesia Using Chloroprocaine is Safe, Effective, and Facilitates Earlier Discharge in Selected Fast-track Total Hip Arthroplasty

Spinal Anesthesia Using Chloroprocaine is Safe, Effective, and Facilitates Earlier Discharge in Selected Fast-track Total Hip Arthroplasty

Background: Spinal anesthetic choice plays an underappreciated role in total hip arthroplasty (THA). Chloroprocaine, a short-acting local anesthetic, has been limited to short-duration ambulatory procedures and has not been studied in THA. We compare perioperative outcomes of patients undergoing fas...

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Main Authors: Carl L. Herndon, MD, Roxana Martinez, BA, Nana O. Sarpong, MD, MBA, Jeffrey A. Geller, MD, Roshan P. Shah, MD, JD, H. John Cooper, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Subjects:
Total hip arthroplasty
Short-acting spinal anesthesia
Length of stay
Perioperative outcomes
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344120300716

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