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Real-Time Ultrasound-Guided Versus Ultrasound-Assisted Spinal Anesthesia in Geriatric Hip Fx Surgery

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April 2022

Real-Time Ultrasound-Guided Versus Ultrasound-Assisted Spinal Anesthesia in Geriatric Hip Fx Surgery

Vol: 226| Issue: 2| Number:1| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Real-Time Ultrasound-Guided Versus Ultrasound-Assisted Spinal Anesthesia in Elderly Patients With Hip Fractures: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Anesth Analg. 2022 Feb 1;134(2): 400-409.

Contributing Authors:
L Chen J Huang Y Zhang B Qu X Wu W Ma Y Li

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Synopsis

114 elderly patients scheduled for a hip fracture surgery were randomized to receive spinal anesthesia that was ultrasound-assisted (n=57) or with real-time ultrasound-guidance (n=57). The primary outcome of interest was first-attempt success rate. Secondary outcomes of interest included first-pass success rate, time to perform anesthesia, patient satisfaction, procedural difficulty, block charact...

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