Anesthesia Type May Impact Whether Total Hip or Knee Replacement Patients Contract a Surgical Site Infection

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Anesthesia Type May Impact Whether Total Hip or Knee Replacement Patients Contract a Surgical Site Infection

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A study appearing in the August 2010 issue of Anesthesiology found that patients receiving a total hip or knee replacement in Taiwan had a higher incidence of surgical site infections (SSIs) when general anesthesia was administered for the operation than when the same procedures were performed under epidural/spinal (regional) anesthesia.

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