ArticleFrontiers in surgery2022
A Comparison of Two Peripheral Nerve Blocks Combined With General Anesthesia in Elderly Patients Undergoing Arthroplasty for Hip Fractures: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.
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- Comparison of femoral neck system versus cannulated screws for treatment of femoral neck fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of Peripheral Nerve Block on Perioperative Recovery following Major Thoracic and Abdominal Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study With Propensity-score Matching.Annals of surgery · 2026Article
- Long-Term Outcomes Associated With Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Hip Fracture Surgery: A Retrospective Comparison of Medicare Data.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2026Article
- Lumbar Erector Spinae Plane Block as a Main Anesthetic Technique versus Spinal Anesthesia Combined with PENG Block for Urgent Intertrochanteric Fracture Surgery in Elderly Patients: Preliminary Results from a Multicenter Pilot Study.Local and regional anesthesia · 2026Article
- Perianesthetic Management in a Patient With Alzheimer's Disease Complicated With Pulmonary Infection Who Underwent Emergency Right Artificial Femoral Head Replacement Surgery: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.Case reports in infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Ultrasound-guided anterior iliopsoas muscle space block effectively reduces intraoperative hypotension in elderly adults undergoing hip surgery: A randomised controlled trial.Frontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundCombined anesthesia can be a promising option for hip surgery when neuraxial anesthesia is contraindicated. Lumbar and sacral plexus blocks, and femoral nerve and lateral femoral cutaneous (LFC) nerve blocks in combination with general anesthesia (GA) are commonly used in elderly patients undergoing arthroplasty for hip fracture surgery. However, no study has compared these two anesthetic strategies in the perioperative period.
methodsA total of 41 elderly patients scheduled for arthroplasty for hip fracture surgery were randomized into group A (
resultsCompared with group B, group A showed a lower incidence of intraoperative hypotension (
conclusionOur pilot data indicate that compared with lumbar and sacral plexus blocks, femoral nerve and LFC nerve blocks may provide more stable intraoperative hemodynamics and a comparable postoperative recovery for elderly patients undergoing arthroplasty for hip fracture under GA. Further studies with a larger sample size are needed to derive stronger evidence.
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