P138. Local anesthetic and sedation works as well as general anesthesia for lumbar spinal decompressions: a short-term analysis of outcomes

An increasing focus on value-based care in elective spine surgery has prompted interest in alternative modalities of surgical intervention. Avoidance of general anesthesia (GA) is one modality that has recently gained support due to reductions in postoperative symptoms related to general anesthetics. Some patients with operative spine pathology cannot tolerate a GA due to comorbidities or other issues that preclude RA or GA. Our goal was to determine the complication rate of lumbar spinal decompression under local anesthesia with IV sedation (LIS) compared to patients decompressed under general anesthesia.
Source: The Spine Journal - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Source Type: research