Improved outcomes for spinal versus general anesthesia for hip fracture surgery: a retrospective cohort study of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program.

Eliana R WeinsteinRichard B BoyerRobert S WhiteRoniel Y WeinbergJacob M LurieNicolas SalvatierraTiffany R Tedore

Published in: Regional anesthesia and pain medicine (2023)

Our propensity-matched analysis suggests that spinal anesthesia as compared with general anesthesia is associated with lower postoperative morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing hip fracture surgery.

Keyphrases

hip fracture
quality improvement
patients undergoing
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
spinal cord
patient safety
surgical site infection
percutaneous coronary intervention
insulin resistance
acute coronary syndrome
adipose tissue
type diabetes
data analysis