Around 76,000 people fracture their hip annually in the UK at a considerable personal,
social and financial cost. Despite longstanding debate, the optimal mode of anaesthesia …

Introduction Spinal anesthesia (SA) has physiological benefits over general anesthesia
(GA), but there is insufficient evidence regarding a mortality benefit. We performed a …

Background There is a lack of consensus in the literature as to whether anesthetic modality
influences perioperative complications in hip fracture surgery. The aim of the present study …

Background The effects of spinal versus general anesthesia on long-term outcomes have
not been well studied. This study tested the hypothesis that spinal anesthesia is associated …

Background Spinal anaesthesia when compared to general anaesthesia has been shown to
decrease postoperative morbidity in orthopaedic surgery. The aim of the present study was …

Importance More than 300 000 hip fractures occur each year in the United States. Recent
practice guidelines have advocated greater use of regional anesthesia for hip fracture …

Introduction Hip fractures are a common frailty injury affecting a vulnerable geriatric
population. It is debated if anesthetic and analgesic techniques are associated with altered …

Background We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of contemporary RCTs to
determine the clinical effectiveness of spinal vs general anaesthesia (SA vs GA) in patients …

Background Hip fracture is a common, morbid, and costly event among older adults. Data
are inconclusive as to whether epidural or spinal (regional) anesthesia improves outcomes …

A meta-analysis influenced by two recent large randomised controlled trials (REGAIN and
RAGA) concluded that little, if any, difference in commonly measured outcomes exists …