Safer sleep for seniors: new anesthesia study aims to reduce surgery risks

NCT ID NCT03373864

Summary

This study compared two types of anesthesia for older adults having urgent hip fracture surgery. Researchers wanted to see if a specific spinal anesthesia technique caused fewer dangerous drops in blood pressure during surgery compared to general anesthesia. They also tracked whether patients had fewer heart or kidney problems after surgery.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Hôpital Edouard Herriot - Service d'Anesthésie-Réanimation

    Lyon, 69003, France

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