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

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