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Anaesthesia for surgical correction of fractured femoral neck A comparison of three techniques
Author(s) -
White I.W.C.,
Chappell W.A.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1980.tb05053.x
Subject(s) - medicine , general anaesthetic , anesthesia , local anaesthetic , general anaesthesia , surgery , femur , spinal anesthesia , femoral neck , significant difference , osteoporosis , endocrinology
Summary 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.