When oral anticoagulation therapy and neuraxial anesthesia are used together, physicians must be aware of the interactions of warfarin on the coagulation cascade and the role of the prothrombin ...

Anesthesia selection impacts outcomes in patients with sleep apnea undergoing joint replacement Date: May 3, 2013 Source: Hospital for Special Surgery Summary: Using regional anesthesia instead of ...

Thirty-day mortality was significantly higher in patients who received general anesthesia, 0.18%, compared with those who received neuraxial, 0.10%, or neuraxial-general, 0.10%.

The median length of hospitalization was 2.8 days in the general anesthesia group and 2.6 days in the neuraxial and neuraxial/general combined groups.

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Of the 15,687 patients where anesthesia type could be identified, 6.8% received neuraxial anesthesia, 80.1% received general anesthesia, and 13.1% received a combination of both.

Abstract and Introduction Abstract Purpose. A possible role for fondaparinux as a bridging agent in the perioperative setting is explored. Summary. Anticoagulation guidelines provide minimal ...

The median length of hospitalization was 2.8 days in the general anesthesia group and 2.6 days in the neuraxial and neuraxial/general combined groups.