New Orleans—Use of neuraxial anesthesia decreases the development of surgical site infections compared with general anesthesia after total joint arthroplasty, a meta-analysis has found. These findings may help support the use of neuraxial techniques in enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathways.
“There are some smaller, observational studies suggesting that if you use spinal or epidural analgesia, it can lower the risk of surgical site infections,” said Christopher L. Wu,