The Challenges of Anaesthesia and Pain Relief in Hip Fracture Care

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• 作者：Rachel Cowan ; Jun Hao Lim ; Terence Ong ; Ashok Kumar ; Opinder Sahota
• 刊名：Drugs & Aging
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：34
• 期：1
• 页码：1-11
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• 刊物主题：Geriatrics/Gerontology; Pharmacotherapy; Pharmacology/Toxicology; Internal Medicine;
• 出版者：Springer International Publishing
• ISSN：1179-1969
• 卷排序：34

文摘

The care of the older person with hip fracture is complicated by their comorbid condition, limited physiological reserve, cognitive impairment and frailty. Two aspects of hip fracture management that have received considerable attention are how best to manage the pain associated with it and the ideal mode of anaesthesia. Existing literature has reported on the suboptimal treatment of pain in this orthogeriatric cohort. With recent advancements in medical care, a number of options have emerged as alternatives to conservative systemic analgesia. Systemic analgesia, such as opioids, can lead to untoward side effects, especially in this particular group of patients. Hence, peripheral nerve blocks, epidural analgesia and regional anaesthesia have emerged as options in the delivery of adequate pain relief in hip fractures. Besides that, there is ongoing debate regarding the appropriate anaesthesia technique for surgical repair of the fractured hip. The benefits and risks related to either spinal anaesthesia or general anaesthesia have been subject to studies determining which method is associated with better short- and long-term outcomes. In this review, we aim to examine the evidence behind the different analgesia options available, compare spinal and general anaesthesia, and discuss the importance of the multidisciplinary orthogeriatric model of care in hip fracture and its potential role in other fragility fractures.