Table 1 Demographic data

Patients

Age (mean yrs)

Male/Female

ASA II

ASA III

ASA IV

Type of Anaesthesia used:

   General (g)

   Spinal

   Epidural (e)

   Combined: g/e

Orthopedic lesions:

   Osteoarthritis

   Femoral neck fracture

   Transtrohaderic

Orthopedic procedure:

   total hip replacement

   hemiarthroplasty

   internal fixation