Effect of regional versus general anaesthesia on postoperative delirium in elderly patients undergoing surgery for hip fracture: A systematic review

BMJ Open

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2018, Pages

  Patel, Vanisha ^a   Champaneria, Rita ^a   Dretzke, Janine ^a   Yeung, Joyce ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General anaesthesia; Hip fracture; Regional anaesthesia; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL PROCEDURE; FRACTURE TREATMENT; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HIP FRACTURE; HIP SURGERY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE DELIRIUM; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; DELIRIUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

AGED; ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; DELIRIUM; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 85058305366     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020757     Document Type: Review

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