U.S., Aug. 8 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07751146) titled 'Nerve Block and Perioperative Myocardial Injury in Elderly Hip Fracture' on July 05.
Brief Summary: This single-center, retrospective cohort study evaluates whether a single preoperative peripheral nerve block can reduce the risk of perioperative myocardial injury in elderly patients undergoing delayed hip fracture surgery, defined as surgery performed more than 48 hours after injury.
Hip fracture is a serious and common injury in older adults worldwide. When surgery cannot be performed within the recommended 48-hour window, patients face a much higher risk of heart muscle damage (myocardial injury), which is strongly linked to incr...