Does low-dose bupivacaine with sufentanil prevent hypotension after spinal anesthesia for hip repair in elderly patients?
A reduced dose of hyperbaric bupivacaine (7.5 mg) in combination with sufentanil (5 microg) provides reliable spinal anesthesia for the repair of hip fracture in aged patients with few events of hypotension and little need for vasopressor support of blood pressure.
Even slightly elevated S100B values in blood 2 days after cardiac operation imply a bad prognosis for outcome, and especially so in combination with any central nervous system complication.