Perioperative outcomes in the context of mode of anaesthesia for patients undergoing hip fracture surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 37-50

  O'Donnell, C M ^a   McLoughlin, L ^a   Patterson, C C ^b   Clarke, M ^b   McCourt, K C ^a   McBrien, M E ^a   McAuley, D F ^a,c   Shields, M O ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anaesthesia; general; hip fractures; outcome measures; regional

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL OUTCOME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FRACTURE FIXATION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HIP FRACTURE; HIP SURGERY; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE DELIRIUM; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ANESTHESIA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANESTHESIA; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85047326584     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2017.09.002     Document Type: Review

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