Hipcast

Spinal or General Anaesthesia for Hip Fractures?

March 16, 2022 Season 1 Episode 40
Hipcast
Spinal or General Anaesthesia for Hip Fractures?
Show Notes

On this episode anaesthetist A/Prof Mark Neuman of the REGAIN trial from the University of Pennsylvania joins to discuss the recently published Spinal Anesthesia or General Anesthesia for Hip Surgery in Older Adults in the New England Journal of Medicine.  Geriatrician Dr Hannah Seymour from Fiona Stanley Hospital joins to discuss clinical impact of anaesthetic choice on the outcome of patients with hip fractures. 

You can find the publication here: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2113514