: Compared with general anesthesia , neuraxial anesthesia may reduce the 0-to-30-day mortality for patients undergoing a surgery with an intermediate-to-high cardiac risk ( level of evidence moderate ) .
BACKGROUND : This analysis summarized Cochrane review s that assess the effects of neuraxial anesthesia on perioperative rates of death , chest infections , and myocardial infa rct ion .
Anaesthetic techniques for surgical correction of fractured neck of femur
Fifty-five patients presenting with fractured neck of femur were r and omly allocated to either a st and ard general anaesthetic or spinal block in the lateral position combined with light sedation . The comparability of the two groups was established . There was little difference in the intra-operative course of postoperative morbidity in the two groups . There was a statistically significant difference in post-operative mortality between two groups , the general anaesthetic group showing a much higher mortality than the spinal group
: Compared with general anesthesia , neuraxial anesthesia may reduce the 0-to-30-day mortality for patients undergoing a surgery with an intermediate-to-high cardiac risk ( level of evidence moderate ) .
BACKGROUND : This analysis summarized Cochrane review s that assess the effects of neuraxial anesthesia on perioperative rates of death , chest infections , and myocardial infa rct ion .