Anesthesia for Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty

Anesthesia for Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
by
Nigel E. Sharrock, MB, ChB
Dept. of Anesthesiology, Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, NY

Typical approach
* Describe anesthesia technique

Rather
* Describe issues with THA and TKA
* How anesthesia can modify

Hypotensive Anesthesia
Hypotensive Epidural Anesthesia
Thromboembolism – THR
Selective Heparinization during Total Hip Arthroplasty
Pain – THA
Analgesia
Mortality
Spinal/Epidural Anesthesia
Total Knee Arthroplasty
and more are covered in this presentation.

Anesthesia for Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty