Use of regional anesthesia during hip fracture surgery not associated with lower risk of death

Among more than 56,000 adults undergoing hip repair between 2004 and 2011, the use of regional anesthesia compared with general anesthesia was not associated with a lower risk of death at 30 days...
Pain / Anesthetics News From Medical News Today

Posted on June 24, 2014

Related Content

• Genetic Testing Could Refine Opioid Prescribing Practice for Patients
• FSMB Issues New Guidelines for Opioid Therapy, Chronic Pain Management
• Antifungal Medications May Ease Symptoms of Crohn's Disease?
• T-Cell Exhaustion Triggers Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Risk Management for Prescribing Clinicians
• Loperamide: The Newest Drug of Abuse Instead of Opioid Narcotics?
• Women who Catastrophize, More Likely to be Prescribed Opioids for Pain
• Geriatric Pain: A Possible Predictor of Dementia, Memory Decline
• Addiction Medicine: Helping Patients with Substance Use Disorders
• Advice: Help Building Provider Confidence with Chronic Pain Patients