Regional versus general anaesthesia in elderly patients undergoing surgery for hip fracture: protocol for a systematic review

Discussion This systematic review will provide an updated evidence base with which to guide clinical practice and research for this group of challenging patients. If the anaesthetic technique employed is shown to reduce the incidence of post-operative cognition dysfunction, then this may lead to a change in evidence-based practice, influence future guidelines and support further randomised controlled trial research. There is no known effective treatment for delirium, creating the urgent need for research into delirium prevention. Systematic review registration PROSPERO CRD42015020166
Source: Systematic Reviews - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research