Key result
Unilateral spinal anesthesia was successfully performed in a 111-year-old woman for internal fixation of a fractured femur, with no complications and discharge on postoperative day 2.
Why the study?
Is unilateral spinal anesthesia safe and effective for a supercentenarian undergoing femur fracture surgery?
Case Report (n=1)
Is unilateral spinal anesthesia safe and effective for a supercentenarian undergoing femur fracture surgery?
Unilateral spinal anesthesia was successfully and safely used in a 111-year-old patient undergoing femur fracture surgery.
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Spinal anesthesia succeeded without complications in this 111-year-old; leaves open generalizability and safety in super-elderly patients.
Improvement of living and socioeconomic conditions, developments, and innovations in medicine and technology has prolonged of life expectancy. We provided spinal anesthesia for a 111-year-old woman requiring internal fixation of a fractured femur. The operation lasted 75 minutes. After surgery, the patient was monitored in the intensive care unit overnight. The patient was discharged from the intensive care unit after 24-hour monitoring without any complications. She was discharged from the hospital on postoperative day 2.
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Tosun et al. (2015) conducted a case report in Fractured femur (n=1). Unilateral spinal anesthesia was evaluated on Complications and hospital discharge. Unilateral spinal anesthesia was successfully performed in a 111-year-old woman for internal fixation of a fractured femur, with no complications and discharge on postoperative day 2.
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