General versus spinal anaesthesia for patients aged 70 years and older with a fracture of the hip.
Basques BA, Bohl DD, Golinvaux NS, Samuel AM, Grauer JG. General versus spinal anaesthesia for patients aged 70 years and older with a fracture of the hip. The Bone & Joint Journal 2015, 97-B: 689-95. PMID: 25922465, DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.97b5.35042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayGeneral anesthesiaSpinal anesthesiaAdverse eventsSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databasePropensity-adjusted multivariate analysisQuality Improvement Program databaseShorter LOSMinor adverse eventsImprovement Program databaseUrinary tract infectionType of anesthesiaPost-operative timeThromboembolic eventsElderly patientsTract infectionsBlood transfusionProgram databaseInclusion criteriaAmerican CollegeAnesthesiaMultivariate analysisPatientsOperating roomGeneral Compared with Spinal Anesthesia for Total Hip Arthroplasty
Basques BA, Toy JO, Bohl DD, Golinvaux NS, Grauer JN. General Compared with Spinal Anesthesia for Total Hip Arthroplasty. Journal Of Bone And Joint Surgery 2015, 97: 455-461. PMID: 25788301, PMCID: PMC4357526, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.n.00662.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal hip arthroplastyPrimary elective total hip arthroplastyPropensity-adjusted multivariate analysisElective total hip arthroplastyGeneral anesthesiaAdverse eventsSpinal anesthesiaHip arthroplastyOperating room timeRoom timeSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseMultivariate analysisThirty-day adverse eventsQuality Improvement Program databaseMinor adverse eventsPostoperative ventilator useBaseline patient characteristicsImprovement Program databaseLength of stayUnplanned intubationPerioperative outcomesPostoperative lengthVentilator useAnesthetic type