Similar mortality with general or regional anesthesia in elderly hip fracture patients

Background and purpose — There is continuing confusion among practitioners with regard to the optimal choice of anesthetic type for repair of hip fractures. We investigated whether type of anesthetic was associated with short-term mortality after hip fracture surgery. Patients and methods — We condu...

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Main Authors: W Timothy Brox, Priscilla H Chan, Guy Cafri, Maria C S Inacio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-03-01
Series:Acta Orthopaedica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17453674.2015.1128781