Trial reportAnnals of Saudi medicine
Spinal anesthesia versus combined sciatic nerve/lumbar plexus nerve block in elderly patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty: a retrospective study.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Risk factors for perioperative blood transfusion in total hip arthroplasty: a meta-analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided nerve blocks in elderly surgical patients: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of combined supra-inguinal fascia iliaca compartment block and sacral plexus block versus spinal anesthesia in elderly patients undergoing hip fracture surgery: a prospective randomized controlled trial.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Trial
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- Comparison of the Effects of Combined Femoral and Sciatic Nerves Block versus General Anesthesia on Hemodynamic Stability and Postoperative Complication in Patients with Diabetic Foot: A Prospective, Double-Blind and Randomized Controlled Trial.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2024Trial
- From Pain Control to Early Mobility: The Evolution of Regional Anesthesia in Geriatric Total Hip Arthroplasty.Reports (MDPI) · 2025Review
- Pericapsular Nerve Group Block in Combination with Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve and Sacral Plexus Blocks for Hip Fracture: A Case Series.Journal of pain research · 2025Article
- EDFrontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Use of Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Total hip Arthroplasty.Current pain and headache reports · 2024Review
- Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Hip Fractures.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe most important cause of mortality due to long bone fractures in the elderly patients are femoral fractures that require total hip arthroplasty (THA). THA surgeries may cause severe postoperative pain, long hospital stays, a need for transfusion and mortality.
objectiveCompare outcomes of spinal anesthesia (SA) versus combined sciatic nerve/lumbar plexus block (CSLPB).
designRetrospective cohort trıal.
settingUniversity hospital in Turkey. PATIENTS AND
methodsWe selected patients from the electronic medical records by date of surgery (most recent first) and compared demographic and pre- and postoperative clinical characteristics including the amount of opioid use within the first 48 postoperative hours, 30-day mortality rates, length of hospital stay, intraoperative oxygen saturation (SpO
main outcome measureOpioid use within the first 48 postoperative hours. SAMPLE SIZE: 204, 102 patients in each group with overall median (IQR) age of 82 (10.2) years.
resultsThere was no significant difference between the groups in terms of the amount of opioid use within the postoperative 48 hours, 30-day mortality rates, intensive care need, duration of the surgery, blood transfusion need, and length of hospital stay. While the intraoperative SpO
conclusionWe prefer CSLPB used with standardized sedation protocols for anesthesia in THA surgery in elderly patients. LIMITATIONS: Retrospective design and single-centered. CONFLICT OF INTEREST: None.
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