P140. Cost effectiveness analysis of spinal anesthesia versus general anesthesia in lumbar fusion surgery

Spinal anesthesia (SA) has been shown in several studies to be a viable alternative to general anesthesia (GA) in laminectomies, discectomies and microdiscectomies. However, the use of SA in spinal fusion surgery has been very scarcely documented in the current literature. Here we present a comparison of SA to GA in lumbar fusion surgery in terms of perioperative outcomes and cost.

Source: The Spine Journal - August 23, 2019 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Richard J. Sekerak, Alok D. Sharan, Matthew Morris, Adam D. Nessim, Anjali Vira Source Type: research