Association of anesthesia and analgesia with long-term mortality after hip fracture surgery: an analysis of the Australian and New Zealand hip fracture registry

• Published in: Regional anesthesia and pain medicine Vol. 48; no. 1; pp. 14 - 21
• Main Authors: Lin, D-Yin, Woodman, Richard, Oberai, Tarandeep, Brown, Brigid, Morrison, Craig, Kroon, Hidde, Jaarsma, Ruurd
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 01.01.2023; BMJ Publishing Group LTD
• Subjects: Aged; Analgesia; Analgesics; Anesthesia; Anesthesia, Conduction - adverse effects; Anesthesia, Conduction - methods; Anesthesiology; Australia - epidemiology; Emergency medical care; Fractures; General anesthesia; Hip Fractures - diagnosis; Hip Fractures - surgery; Hip joint; Humans; injections, spinal; lower extremity; Mortality; Nerve Block; New Zealand - epidemiology; Original research; Orthopedics; outcome assessment, health care; Pain management; Regional anesthesia; Registries; Surgery; Survival analysis; Variables; New Zealand; Australia; injections, spinal; nerve block; regional anesthesia; lower extremity; outcome assessment, health care

IntroductionHip fractures are a common frailty injury affecting a vulnerable geriatric population. It is debated if anesthetic and analgesic techniques are associated with altered risk for outcomes in hip fracture patients. This study aimed to determine the association of anesthesia and regional ana...