General Anesthesia, Spinal Anesthesia found to be equally safe

Published On 2021-10-22T16:32:41+05:30 | Updated On 2021-10-25T11:28:11+05:30

Overview

New research shows that the rates of survival, functional recovery, and post-operative delirium are similar for patients whether they underwent general anesthesia or spinal anesthesia for hip fracture surgery.

This work, from the largest randomized study ever conducted to compare the two anesthesia techniques, challenges common thinking that patients who get spinal anesthesia fare better. Led by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, the study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine and presented at Anesthesiology 2021, the annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA).

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General Anesthesia Just As Safe As Spinal Anesthesia After Broken Hip Surgery

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