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Article| August 2022 SEE Question ASA Monitor August 2022, Vol. 86, 12. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000855632.86443.80 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Cite Icon Cite Get Permissions Search Site Citation SEE Question. ASA Monitor 2022; 86:12 doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000855632.86443.80 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll PublicationsASA Monitor Search Advanced Search Topics: anesthesia, general, composite outcomes, delirium, hip fracture repair, hip fractures, mortality, spinal anesthesia, surgical procedures, operative, symptom onset Your next patient is a 75-year-old woman who fell while walking across her living room and sustained a right hip fracture. You plan to place a spinal anesthetic for the hip fracture repair surgery. According to a recent study, which of the following outcomes is MOST likely improved 60 days after surgery in patients receiving spinal versus general anesthesia? Hip fractures occur in more than 300,000 older adults per year in the United States, and almost all require surgical correction. General and spinal anesthesia are the two most common anesthetic techniques for operative anesthesia. Definitive evidence is lacking as to which option results in better outcomes, but observational studies have favored spinal anesthesia. A recent large, international study was conducted to provide a definitive answer to this question. A total of 1,600 patients from 46 hospitals in the U.S. and Canada were enrolled in this randomized controlled trial. Patients at... You do not currently have access to this content.