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Lumbar Plexus Block as an Effective Alternative to Subarachnoid Block for Intertrochanteric Hip Fracture Surgeries in the Elderly

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Elderly patients with hip fractures pose a medical challenge for the anesthesiologist and are often associated with a high incidence of perioperative morbidity and mortality. We aimed to compare the efficacy of lumbar plexus block (LPB) with subarachnoid block (SAB) in elderly p...

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Autores principales: Ahamed, Z. Aejaz, Sreejit, Melveetil S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6545944/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31198242
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/aer.AER_39_19