%0 Journal Article
%T Lumbar Plexus Block as an Effective Alternative to Subarachnoid Block for Intertrochanteric Hip Fracture Surgeries in the Elderly
%A Melveetil S. Sreejit
%A Z. Aejaz Ahamed
%J Archive of "Anesthesia, Essays and Researches".
%D 2019
%R 10.4103/aer.AER_39_19
%X Elderly patients with hip fractures pose a medical challenge for the anesthesiologist and are often associated with a high incidence of perioperative morbidity and mortality. We aimed to compare the efficacy of lumbar plexus block (LPB) with subarachnoid block (SAB) in elderly patients undergoing closed reduction and internal fixation for hip fractures
%K Elderly patients
%K hip fractures
%K lumbar plexus block
%K subarachnoid block
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6545944/