Hip replacement surgery Surgery Hip replacement
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged over 49 years old 2. Acute admission to Peterborough District Hospital with a hip fracture
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients being treated conservatively 2. Patients having surgery under local anaesthesia 3. Patients who have a preference for one form of anaesthesia 4. Patients (or their next of kin) unable or unwilling to give written informed consent 5. Patients in which either the attending surgeon or anaesthetist feels one method of anaesthesia has preference over the other
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Length of time of anaesthesia | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mortality | — |
Countries
United Kingdom