Surgeons at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York carried out 96 per cent of their hip and knee replacements using local anaesthesia in 2019, and estimated they saved the equivalent of 60,500 car miles.
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Minuscule savings, but the real news is they are already using local anesthesia in most cases.
I remember W Bush got a knee replacement a few years ago as an outpatient.
It’s hard to believe 96% only had local anesthesia. They’re stronger than me.