Periprocedural Polypharmacy in Lumbar Fusions Performed Under Spinal Anesthesia Compared to General Anesthesia

Spinal anesthesia is associated with a significant decrease in perioperative medications and may confer superior intraoperative hemodynamic stability, which lowers pressor requirements. The decrease of perioperative medications may be an important contribution in reducing the incidence of POCD in patients undergoing TLIFs, although this requires further study.