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Comparative outcomes of peripheral nerve blocks versus general anesthesia for hip fractures in geriatric Chinese patients

BACKGROUND: Geriatric patients undergoing hemiarthroplasty for hip fractures have unacceptably high rates of postoperative complications and mortality. Whether anesthesia type can affect the outcomes has still been inconclusive. OBJECTIVES: We compared general anesthesia (GA) and peripheral nerve bl...

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Autores principales: Liu, Jun Le, Wang, Xiao Lin, Gong, Mao Wei, Mai, Hai Xing, Pei, Shu Jun, Yuan, Wei Xiu, Zhang, Hong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4019620/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24855341
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PPA.S61903