[Application of lumber plexus blockade for hip fracture repair in elderly patients].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the lumber plexus blockade as anesthesia technique for hip fracture repair in elderly patients.


METHODS
We retrospectively analyzed the peri-operative data of 87 hip fracture patients, aged 70 years or older, who underwent surgical repair at our hospital between 2003 and 2006. Patients were divided into three groups according the anesthesia techniques applied: general anesthesia (GA) group (n=21), epidural anesthesia (EA) group (n=37), and lumber plexus blockade (LPB) group (n=29).


RESULTS
The peri-operative data were comparable among three groups, except that intra-operative the dosage of fentanyl was significantly lower in LPB group compared with in GA group(P0.05), and the blood urea nitrogen 1 day after surgery was significantly increased in GA group(P0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Lumber plexus blockade combined with small-dose intravenous anesthesia is an optional anesthetic technique for elderly patients undergoing hip fracture repair.
Xu
Zhong-Huang
ZH
Department of Anesthesia, PUMC Hospital, CAMS and PUMC, Beijing 100730, China.
Tang
Shuai
S
Luo
Ai-Lun
AL
Huang
Yu-Guang
YG
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008160:Lumbosacral Plexus; D008297:Male; D009407:Nerve Block; D012189:Retrospective Studies