Hypobaric Unilateral Spinal Anaesthesia versus General Anaesthesia in Elderly Patients Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgical Repair: A Prospective Randomised Open Trial.

Pascal Meuret Lionel Bouvet Benoit Villet Mohamed Hafez Bernard Allaouchiche Emmanuel Boselli

Published in: Turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation (2018)

This study shows that HUSA provides better haemodynamic stability than GA, with lower consumption of ephedrine and similar operating conditions. This new approach of spinal anaesthesia seems to be safe and effective in elderly patients undergoing hip fracture surgery.

Keyphrases

hip fracture
patients undergoing
minimally invasive
clinical trial
spinal cord
middle aged
study protocol
community dwelling
pet ct
open label
phase ii
randomized controlled trial
phase iii
double blind
spinal cord injury
placebo controlled