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Spinal Versus General Anesthesia for Hip Fracture Surgery

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May 2024

Spinal Versus General Anesthesia for Hip Fracture Surgery

Vol: 306| Issue: 5| Number:49| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Comparing the Effect of Spinal and General Anesthesia for Hip Fracture Surgery in Older Patients: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials.

Orthop Surg . 2023 Dec;15(12):3254-3262.

Contributing Authors:
H Lin Y Zhu C Ren T Ma M Li Z Li Y Xu Q Wang J Hu K Zhang

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This systematic review and meta-analysis included nine randomized controlled trials with a total of 3022 elderly patients undergoing hip fracture surgery, comparing spinal anesthesia to general anesthesia. Pooled outcomes of interest were intraoperative hypotension, ephedrine use and dose, blood loss, and postoperative outcomes including myocardial infarction, heart failure, stroke, postoperative ...

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