Comparison of General and Spinal Anaesthesia on Systemic Inflammatory Response in Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis

Conclusion: Spinal anaesthesia tended to induce a lower inflammatory response than general anaesthesia when considering CRP levels in patients undergoing TKA. However, the effects of anaesthetic techniques on the overall outcomes were not significant.PMID:34833468 | DOI:10.3390/medicina57111250

Source: Medicina (Kaunas) - November 27, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Ha-Jung Kim Priodarshi Roychoudhury Stuti Lohia Jin-Sun Kim Hyung-Tae Kim Young-Jin Ro Won-Uk Koh Source Type: research