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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Medical Journals Sweden
2016-03-01
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| Series: | Acta Orthopaedica |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17453674.2015.1128781 |