OBJECTIVES: To examine the association between anesthetic technique and @entity260 in older adults with @entity303 undergoing @entity173 surgery. DESIGN: Population-based, retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Ontario, Canada. @entity1 : All older adults with @entity303 who underwent surgery for @entity173 repair in Ontario, Canada, between April 1, 2003 and March 31, 2011. MEASUREMENTS: The baseline characteristics of individuals who received general anesthesia (GA) and @entity590 ( @entity590 ) were compared. Individuals who received GA were matched to similar individuals who received @entity590 using propensity scores to control for confounding, and their outcomes compared, including 30-day mortality, intensive care unit (ICU) admissions, specific postoperative medical complications, and hospital length of stay (LOS). RESULTS: In the 6,135 matched pairs, there was no statistically significant difference in postoperative 30-day mortality (GA, 11.3%; @entity590 , 10.8%, P  =  .44). There were no statistically significant differences in the rates of specific postoperative medical complications or LOS in the two anesthetic groups, but GA was associated with higher rates of ICU admissions (6.1% vs 4.2%, P  <  .001). CONCLUSION: For older adults with @entity303 undergoing @entity173 surgery, GA and @entity590 are associated with similar rates of most perioperative adverse events. Further studies are required to determine the optimal methods of providing anesthesia and perioperative care for older adults with @entity303 undergoing surgical procedures.

Postoperative medical complications associated with anesthesia in older adults with XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['PARTICIPANTS'] @entity303 :: ('MESH:D003704', 'Disease') :: ['dementia'] @entity260 :: ('MESH:D011183', 'Disease') :: ['postoperative complications'] @entity173 :: ('MESH:D006620', 'Disease') :: ['hip fracture'] @entity590 :: ('MESH:D008305', 'Disease') :: ['regional anesthesia', 'RA']
@entity303 :: (MESH:D003704,Disease) :: ['dementia']
