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Table 1 Characteristics of included studies

From: Regional versus general anesthesia in older patients for hip fracture surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Study

Country

Design

Intervention

N

Male/female

Age (years)

ASA

Fracture type

Surgery type

Anesthetic techniques

Li 2022

China

RCT

RA

471

128/343

77.00 (72.00–82.00)

I–IV

1,2,3,4

Fixation

SA, EA, combined S-EA

   

GA

471

119/352

77.00 (71.00–82.00)

   

GA

Neuman 2021

America & Canada

RCT

RA

795

258/537

77.70 ± 10.70

I–IV

1,2,3,4

Fixation, THA, HA

SA with sedation

   

GA

805

270/535

78.4 ± 10.6

   

GA

Tang 2021

China

RCT

RA

55

16/39

78.00 ± 6.45

II–IV

NA

Fixation, THA, HA

SA

   

GA

55

20/35

76.60 ± 6.98

   

GA

Tzimas 2018

Greece

RCT

RA

37

NA

77.11 ± 6.5

I–III

NA

NA

SA

   

GA

33

 

75.09 ± 6.08

   

GA

Meuret 2018

France

RCT

RA

19

2/17

83.00 ± 6.00

I–III

NA

Fixation, THA,

SA

   

GA

21

6/15

85.00 ± 5.00

   

GA

Haghighi 2017

Iran

RCT

RA

50

42/8

66.22 ± 5.17

I–III

NA

NA

SA

   

GA

50

38/12

65.98 ± 4.76

   

GA

Neuman 2016

America

Pilot RCT

RA

6

4/2

80.50 (62.00–92.00)

NA

1,3,4

NA

SA with sedation

   

GA

6

5/1

62.50 (57.00–88.00)

   

GA

Parker 2015

Britain

RCT

RA

158

30/128

82.90 (52.00–105.00)

I–IV

1,2,3,4

Fixation, THA,

SA

   

GA

164

57/107

83.00 (59.00–99.00)

   

GA

Messina 2013

Italia

RCT

RA

10

3/7

81.80 ± 6.30

III, IV

NA

NA

SA

   

GA

10

4/6

83.90 ± 9.40

   

GA

Biboulet 2012

France

RCT

RA

15

4/11

87.00 ± 7.00

III, IV

NA

Fixation, HA

SA

   

GA

28

8/20

85.50 ± 5.90

   

GA

Heidari 2011

Iran

RCT

RA

190

109/53

NA

NA

1,3,4

NA

SA, EA

   

GA

197

148/49

    

GA

Hoppenstein 2005

Israel

RCT

RA

30

NA

81.50 ± 8.00

I–III

1

NA

SA

   

GA

30

 

83.50 ± 8.00

   

GA

Casati 2003

Italy

RCT

RA

15

1/14

84.00 (71.00–94.00)

II, III

NA

NA

SA

   

GA

15

1/14

84.00 (67.00–88.00)

   

GA

  1. Statistics are presented as mean ± standard deviation or median (interquartile range) as appropriate
  2. RCT Randomized controlled trial, N Number of patients, GA General anesthesia, RA Regional anesthesia, SA Spinal anesthesia, EA Epidural anesthesia, combined S-EA Combined spinal epidural anesthesia, NA Not available, ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I to IV (I [healthy], II [mild systemic disease], III [severe systemic disease], IV [severe systemic disease that is a constant threat to life]), THA Total hip arthroplasty, HA Hemiarthroplasty
  3. 1 = femoral neck, 2 = femoral head, 3 = intertrochanteric, 4 = subtrochanteric fracture