Anaesthesia for surgical correction of fractured femoral neck. A comparison of three techniques.
Sixty patients with fractured neck of femur and scheduled for surgical correction were randomly allocated to receive one of three anaesthetic techniques: general anaesthesia; spinal analgesia; psoas compartment block. The patients in the local anaesthetic groups also received a light general anaesthetic. There was little difference in the pre-, intra- and postoperative events, and no difference in postoperative mortality.
D000368:Aged; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal; D003992:Dibucaine; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008619:Mepivacaine; D009407:Nerve Block; D009469:Neuromuscular Junction / Q000187:drug effects; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011446:Prospective Studies
D008619:Mepivacaine; D003992:Dibucaine