Overall , moderate evidence suggests that nerve blockades are effective for relieving acute pain and reducing delirium .
Low-level evidence suggests that preoperative traction does not reduce acute pain .
Nerve blockade seems to be effective in reducing acute pain after hip fracture .
Sparse data preclude firm conclusions about the relative benefits or harms of many other pain management interventions for patients with hip fracture .
BACKGROUND  Pain management  is integral to the management of hip fracture .
PURPOSE To review the benefits and harms of pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions for managing pain  after hip fracture .
Changes in body heat during hip fracture surgery: a comparison of spinal analgesia and general anaesthesia
Postoperative hypothermia initiates an increased oxygen dem and in the postoperative period and may endanger patients with restricted cardiopulmonary reserves . In order to compare net heat losses and gains , we studied 28 women undergoing hip fracture surgery , using either general anaesthesia or spinal analgesia .  The superficial and central temperatures were followed in the per‐ and postoperative period . Total body heat was calculated from temperature measurements . Temperature changes were unrelated to the type of anaesthesia . Large net heat losses occurred on transfer to the recovery room
Overall , moderate evidence suggests that nerve blockades are effective for relieving acute pain and reducing delirium .
Low-level evidence suggests that preoperative traction does not reduce acute pain .
Nerve blockade seems to be effective in reducing acute pain after hip fracture .
Sparse data preclude firm conclusions about the relative benefits or harms of many other pain management interventions for patients with hip fracture .
BACKGROUND  Pain management  is integral to the management of hip fracture .
PURPOSE To review the benefits and harms of pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions for managing pain  after hip fracture .