Background: Severe gastrointestinal (GI) complications after elective hip and knee arthroplasty (THA/TKA) are rare. Some of them can be life-threatening and/or require emergency abdominal surgery. We studied the epidemiology of severe GI complications after THA/TKA and associations with anesthesia- and/or analgesia-related factors.
Methods: We included 591,865 THA and 1,139,616 TKA cases (Premier Healthcare claims database; 2006-2016). Main outcomes were GI complications and related emergency surgeries within 30 days after THA/TKA. Anesthesia- and analgesia-related factors were anesthesia type (neuraxial, general), use of peripheral nerve block, patient-controlled analgesia, nonopioid analgesics (acetaminophen, gabapentin/pregabalin, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors, ketamine), and opioids (in oral morphine equivalents, categorized into low, medium, and high use based on the interquartile range). Mixed-effects models measured associations between anesthesia- and analgesia-related factors and outcomes, which were reported using odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
Results: Among THA patients, GI complications were observed in 1.03% (n = 6103), with 0.08% (n = 450) requiring emergency surgery; this was 0.79% (n = 8971) and 0.05% (n = 540), respectively, for TKA patients. After adjustment for relevant covariates (including opioid use), almost all anesthesia-/analgesia-related factors were associated with significantly decreased odds of GI complications, specifically use of cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors (OR 0.72 CI 0.67-0.76/OR 0.82 CI 0.78-0.86), nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (OR 0.81 CI 0.77-0.85/OR 0.90 CI 0.86-0.94), and peripheral nerve blocks (OR 0.77 CI 0.69-0.87/OR 0.91 CI 0.85-0.97); all for THA and TKA, respectively (all P < .01).
Conclusion: Rare, but devastating, acute GI complications (requiring surgery) after THA/TKA may be positively impacted by a variety of modifiable anesthesia-/analgesia-related interventions.
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