Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi / Hong Kong Academy of Medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Postoperative outcome in Chinese patients having primary total knee arthroplasty under general anaesthesia/intravenous patient-controlled analgesia compared to spinal-epidural anaesthesia/analgesia.
To compare postoperative outcomes in patients having primary total knee arthroplasty receiving general or regional anaesthesia. ⋯ Chinese patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty with regional anaesthesia/regionally delivered analgesia enjoyed better postoperative pain relief and resumed meals earlier than those receiving general anaesthesia/intravenous patient-controlled analgesia. The former also showed trends towards less adverse effects, postoperative complications, earlier ambulation, and earlier hospital discharge.