• Curr Opin Anaesthesiol · Feb 2019

    Review Comparative Study

    General versus spinal anesthesia for the elderly hip fractured patient.

    • Ana Kowark, Rolf Rossaint, and Mark Coburn.
    • Department of Anaesthesiology, Medical Faculty RWTH Aachen, Germany.
    • Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2019 Feb 1; 32 (1): 116-119.

    Purpose Of ReviewThere is an urge to improve care for patients with hip fracture. The present review will compare the efficacy of spinal versus general anesthesia for patients requiring hip fracture surgery.Recent FindingsThe present review gives an overview with particular emphasis on literature published during the past 24 months.SummarySo far, no clear evidence form randomized trials exists to identify the best anesthesia technique for hip fracture surgery. However, several large-scale pragmatic trials are ongoing and will provide future guidance.

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