Table 4

Prevalence of non-opioid adjunct administered among outpatient total knee and hip arthroplasty

MedicationAnesthesia typeχ2 p-value
Neuraxial
n=10 003
General
n=1520
N (%)N (%)
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory7904 (79.0)641 (42.2)<0.01
Acetaminophen9447 (94.4)1408 (92.6)<0.01
Gabapentinoids1299 (13.0)496 (32.6)<0.01
Ketamine1627 (16.3)771 (50.7)<0.01
Alpha-2 agonist1090 (10.9)260 (17.1)<0.01
Magnesium sulfate435 (4.4)543 (35.7)<0.01
Corticosteroid6747 (67.5)1198 (78.8)<0.01
Periarticular injection5646 (56.4)700 (46.1)<0.01
Nerve block7745 (77.4)1152 (75.8)0.16