International Fragility Fracture Network Delphi consensus statement on the principles of anaesthesia for patients with hip fracture

Globally, the number of hip fractures is expected to double between 2017 and 2050, from ~2.2 million to ~4.5 million. For the purposes of analgesia and remobilisation, ~ 99% of hip fractures should be fixed surgically, requiring anaesthesia. Surgery for hip fracture has become increasingly standardised, but peri‐operative medical and anaesthetic care varies considerably. Peri‐operative morbidity and mortality remain high. Guidelines exist for the anaesthetic management of patients with hip fracture, but are specific to the healthcare systems of Western nations. This consensus statement (advises basic standards of anaesthetic care that hip fracture patients should expect to receive in any country, regardless of resources. On behalf of the Fragility Fracture Network (FFN), the Anaesthesia Working Group (SW) invited internationally recognised experts in hip fracture anaesthesia and national professional leaders to contribute to a Consensus Com-mittee.