The regional anesthesia group had an average (SD) anesthesia time of 4 hours, 12 minutes (56 minutes) versus 3 hours, 53 minutes (36 minutes) in the general anesthesia group, (p value not significant). The corresponding values for the mean operative time were 3 hours, 17 minutes (46 minutes) versus 3 hours, 2 minutes (42 minutes), respectively, (NS). The corresponding values for the mean recovery room time were 2 hours, 30 minutes (1 hour, 5 minutes) versus 1 hour, 56 minutes (51 minutes), respectively, (p<0.05). The groups had similar anaesthesia-related complications.