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Application of Unilateral Epidural Anesthesia in Older Patients With Hip Fracture

NCT06093412 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 106

Last updated 2023-10-23

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Summary

Because of population ageing, fragility fractures have become a huge burden on healthcare systems and wider society. Fractures result in a sharp drop in both short-term and long-term quality of life, they have a strong influence on activities of daily living and mobility, and they are associated with a significant increase in 1-year mortality (18%-36%). Surgery can benefit elderly patients with hip fractures to an extent, but it entails inevitable risks, particularly with respect to general anesthesia. In recent years unilateral spinal anesthesia has attracted attention due to the advantages of hemodynamic stability, reduced anesthetic dosage, and sufficient sensory block.

On the basis of a previous study, in the current study anesthetics were directly implanted into the unilateral epidural space in elderly patients with hip fractures prior to the completion of surgery. Data from 106 patients with old hip fractures who had undergone surgical treatment incorporating unilateral epidural anesthesia (UEA) or combined lumbar and epidural anesthesia were retrospectively analyzed in an attempt to provide a feasible solution for this kind of patients' anesthesia.

Conditions

  • Spinal Anesthesia

Interventions

PROCEDURE

unilateral epidural anesthesia

The patients received unilateral epidural anesthesia

PROCEDURE

combined lumbar and epidural anesthesia

The patients received combined lumbar and epidural anesthesia

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Overall Study Officials Zhao, M.D. · Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital

Eligibility

Min Age
66 Years
Max Age
94 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-01-01
Primary Completion
2020-06-30
Completion
2021-06-30

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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