Cemented hemiarthroplasty AAGBI 2015 Guidelines

Safety guideline: reducing the risk from cemented hemiarthroplasty for hip fracture 2015: Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland British Orthopaedic Association British Geriatric Society.

Anaesthesia 2015

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25866041

https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.13036

Notes

Vigilance during cement application.

IABP or stat NIBP.

Beware sudden drop ETCO2.

Maintain BP within 20%.

Prepare vasopressors.

Abstract

Concise guidelines are presented for the preparation and conduct of anaesthesia and surgery in patients undergoing cemented hemiarthroplasty for hip fracture. The Working Party specifically considered recent publications highlighting complications occurring during the peri-operative period. The advice presented is based on previously published advice and clinical studies.