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. 2020 Feb 1;155(2):167-168.
doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2019.4471.

Association of Increasing Use of Spinal Anesthesia in Hip Fracture Repair With Treating an Aging Patient Population

Bryan G Maxwell  1 , Warren Spitz  1 , Jeremy Porter  1
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Association of Increasing Use of Spinal Anesthesia in Hip Fracture Repair With Treating an Aging Patient Population

Bryan G Maxwell et al. JAMA Surg. .

Abstract

This study assesses the use of spinal anesthesia as the primary anesthetic strategy for operative repair of hip fracture using the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.. Proportion of Patients Undergoing Hip Fracture Repair Under Spinal Anesthesia
The dotted line indicates the trend line.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.. Trend in Age of the Spinal Anesthesia and General Anesthesia Cohorts Over the Study Period
The dotted lines indicate trend lines for each cohort.
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