For this study, he and his team analyzed data on 1,600 patients who had hip fracture surgery between 2016 and 2021 at dozens of hospitals in the United States and Canada.

Pain during the first 24 hours after hip fracture repair surgery was higher following spinal anesthesia than general anesthesia, according to a study of 1600 patients published in Annals of ...

Published results showed use of spinal anesthesia during hip fracture surgery led to more pain in the first 24 hours and use of more prescription analgesia at 60 days compared with general ...

There was an increase in use of neuraxial anesthesia and peripheral nerve block analgesia rather than general anesthesia for hip fracture procedures.

Patient mortality and the ability to walk independently two months after hip fracture surgery are the same whether general or spinal anesthesia was used, according to a new study across 46 hospitals.

"Spinal anesthesia for hip-fracture surgery in older adults was not superior to general anesthesia with respect to survival and recovery of ambulation at 60 days," the researchers concluded.

Visual Abstract Spinal Anesthesia vs. General Anesthesia for Hip Surgery November 24, 2021 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMdo006259 Save ...

More information: Mark D. Neuman et al, Spinal Anesthesia or General Anesthesia for Hip Surgery in Older Adults, New England Journal of Medicine (2021). DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2113514 ...