Peridural Anesthesia or Ultrasound-Guided Continuous 3-in-1 Block: Which Is Indicated for Analgesia in Very Elderly Patients With Hip Fracture in the Emergency Department?

Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 121-128

  Luger, Thomas J ^a   Kammerlander, Christian ^b   Benz, Maureen ^a   Luger, Markus F ^a,c   Garoscio, Ivo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^c ThUringen Kliniken   (Germany)

Author keywords

analgesia; emergency; geriatrics; serum troponin T; ultrasound guided continuous 3 in 1 block

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993810457     PISSN: 21514585     EISSN: 21514593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2151458512470953     Document Type: Article

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