Pain, Analgesic Use, and Patient Satisfaction With Spinal Versus General Anesthesia for Hip Fracture Surgery : A Randomized Clinical Trial
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OE Journal. 2022;10(17):14 Ann Intern Med. 2022 01-Jul;():. 10.7326/M22-0320What this means for my practice?
In patients undergoing hip fracture surgery, severe postoperative pain was experienced by both groups. Pain scores after 24 hours postoperatively to 365 days were similar and a higher proportion of individuals reported analgesic use at 60 days in the spinal anesthetic group. The results of this trial were limited by some missing data for each study outcome. Additionally, no data was collected on non-opioid analgesic use postoperatively. Overall, both clinicians should prioritize pain management strategies following hip surgeries.
Study Summary
One thousand six hundred patients undergoing surgery for hip fractures were randomized to receive either spinal anesthesia (n=795) or general anesthesia (n=805). Pain scores using the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) were assessed from postoperative day 1 to 3 and again at 60, 180, and 365 days. Prescription analgesic use was measured at 60, 180, and 365 days postoperatively, and satisfaction with anesthesia care using the Bauer anesthesia satisfaction questionnaire at postoperative day 3 or discharge. Pain scores were similar between the two groups from 24 hours to 365 days postoperatively. The spinal anesthesia group presented with higher rates of analgesic use at 60 days. Satisfaction did not differ between the two groups.
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