Year: 2023
Type: report
Abstract: What was the research about?Hip fractures can be a serious problem for older adults.Within a year after a hip fracture, half of people who used to live on their own have either moved to a nursing home or died.Treatment for a hip fracture typically requires surgery.Anesthesia keeps patients from feeling pain during surgery.In this study, the research team compared how two types of anesthesia used during hip fracture surgery affected patients' recovery:• Spinal anesthesia.Doctors inject medicine in the spinal fluid to numb the lower body and block pain.Patients usually also get medicine to make them feel drowsy.• General anesthesia.Doctors give patients medicine through a vein or mask to bring on a sleep-like state.
Institution: University of Pennsylvania
Language: English
Topic: Hip and Femur Fractures
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W4384273682