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General vs. neuraxial anaesthesia in hip fracture patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

General vs. neuraxial anaesthesia in hip fracture patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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General vs. neuraxial anaesthesia in hip fracture patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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General vs. neuraxial anaesthesia in hip fracture patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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England: BioMed Central Ltd

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BMC anesthesiology, 2017-06, Vol.17 (1), p.87-25, Article 87

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English

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England: BioMed Central Ltd

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Hip fracture is a trauma of the elderly. The worldwide number of patients in need of surgery after hip fracture will increase in the coming years. The 30-day mortality ranges between 4 and 14%. Patients' outcome may be improved by anaesthesia technique (general vs. neuraxial anaesthesia). There is a dearth of evidence from randomised studies regard...

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General vs. neuraxial anaesthesia in hip fracture patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_cbd6cbf364ab4f24bc5dd4d2c819f8e7

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_cbd6cbf364ab4f24bc5dd4d2c819f8e7

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1471-2253

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1471-2253

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10.1186/s12871-017-0380-9

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