Spinal versus general anesthesia for patients undergoing outpatient total knee arthroplasty: A national propensity matched analysis of early postoperative outcomes

A comparison of different anesthetic techniques to evaluate short term outcomes has yet to be performed for patients undergoing outpatient knee replacements. The aim of this investigation was to compare short term outcomes of spinal (SA) versus general anesthesia (GA) in patients undergoing outpatient total knee replacements.