Why the study?
Does regional anaesthesia improve long-term cognitive outcomes compared to general anaesthesia in older patients having hip fracture surgery?
Population
Older patients having hip fracture surgery
Comparison
Regional anaesthesia vs General anaesthesia
Design
Editorial
Authors
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Pre-operative pain must be measured and adjusted for in studies evaluating the impact of anaesthesia type on postoperative cognitive outcomes to avoid confounding.
Does regional anaesthesia improve long-term cognitive outcomes compared to general anaesthesia in older patients having hip fracture surgery?
Pre-operative pain must be measured and adjusted for in studies evaluating the impact of anaesthesia type on postoperative cognitive outcomes to avoid confounding.
Yang et al. (2025) studied this question.
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