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

• Strawberries: What to Eat to Fight Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• American College of Rheumatology Lobbies Against Proposed Medicare Changes
• Opioid Prescribing Guidelines: Tailoring to the Surgical Procedure
• Keeping Younger Pitchers in the Game
• Benefits of Palliative Care for Patients With Diagnoses of Advanced Illness
• Diabetes and Migraine Incidence?
• Looking to the Future of Analgesics
• Opioids and Wisdom Tooth Extraction: More Risk Than Benefit
• The Better Choice for Hip Replacement Components
• CRPS—Treat What you Can and Get the Patient Moving!