Anesthesia types for preventing confusion after hip surgery in older adults
Treatments studied
Part of Brain & nervous system, Injuries & trauma, Mental health clinical trials.
This study looks at different ways to give anesthesia during hip surgery to help older patients think and remember better afterward. It may help prevent confusion or memory problems that sometimes happen after surgery.
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Who can take part
- You must be 65 years of age or older.
- You must have a hip fracture (like a break in the thigh bone near the hip) and be having surgery to repair it.
- You must be in reasonably stable health before surgery.
- You must not have other serious injuries or fractures besides the hip fracture.
- You must need only one surgery with anesthesia during this hospital stay.
- You must not have a history of significant head trauma (like being knocked out for more than 5 minutes).
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