Anaesthetic techniques for surgical correction of fractured neck of femur. A comparative study of spinal and general anaesthesia in the elderly.
Fifty-five patients presenting with fractured neck of femur were randomly allocated to either a standard general anaesthetic or spinal block in the lateral position combined with light sedation. The comparability of the two groups was established. There was little difference in the intra-operative course of postoperative morbidity in the two groups. There was a statistically significant difference in post-operative mortality between two groups, the general anaesthetic group showing a much higher mortality than the spinal group.
D000368:Aged; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality