Low‐dose bupivacaine with sufentanil prevents hypotension after spinal anesthesia for hip repair in elderly patients

Abstract

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.