General Anesthesia Better for Hip Surgeries
Researchers in Pennsylvania say using regional anesthesia for hip repair rather than general anesthesia does not lower the risk of death.
But it could make for a modestly shorter stay in the hospital.
In the U.S., more than 300,000 people fracture a hip each year.
The study in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that regional anesthesia may reduce complications after surgery.Â
