Comparing general and regional anesthesia in patients undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty: analysis of national health insurance data in Korea
Our study showed that both anesthesia types resulted in comparable mortality and complication rates in patients who underwent THA, but the costs differed.
Authors
- Eun Jin Ahn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6321-5285)
- Fletcher A. White (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8408-9262)
- Eui-Young Chung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2013-8763)
- Seungyoung Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1487-7626)
- Min Kyoung Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1753-2674)
- Young Soo Chung
Institutions
- Veterans Health Service Medical Center (KR)
- Indiana University Bloomington (US)
- Chung-Ang University Hospital (KR)
- Indiana University School of Medicine
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
- Chung-Ang University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Medicine
- Published
- 2025-03-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1557053
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00