Open AccessComparison of Peripheral Nerve Block and Spinal Anesthesia in Terms of Postoperative Mortality and Walking Ability in Elderly Hip Fracture Patients – A Retrospective, Propensity-Score Matched Study
Author(s) -
Guo Fu,
Haotao Li,
Hao Wang,
Ruiying Zhang,
Mengyuan Li,
Jianhua Liao,
Yun Ma,
Qiujian Zheng,
Qingtian Li
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical interventions in aging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.184
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1178-1998
pISSN - 1176-9092
DOI - 10.2147/cia.s311188
Subject(s) - medicine , propensity score matching , hip fracture , retrospective cohort study , surgery , femoral neck , arthroplasty , anesthesia , american society of anesthesiologists , osteoporosis
To compare the effects of peripheral nerve block (PNB) and spinal anesthesia (SA) on one-year mortality and walking ability of elderly hip fracture patients after hip arthroplasty.