Table 2. Observed Processes and Times Associated with Anesthesia Techniques for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
All values of continuous variables are followed by the 95% confidence interval in parentheses.
* For holding area time and anesthesia preparation time in the holding area, GA/RA and RA necessitated two anesthesia providers (the staff anesthesiologist and the resident rotating on the regional anesthesia service).
† Nursing interventions include those needed in the postanesthesia care unit and in the same-day surgery recovery unit.
‡ Pain and PONV are determined based on administration of a parenteral dose of medication by a postoperative nurse, as documented in the postoperative nurses’ notes in the medical record.
GA = general anesthesia; GA/RA = combined general and regional anesthesia (GA with femoral nerve block); NS = not significant; RA = regional anesthesia.