[Anesthetic support of operations on the hip joint in senile patients].

The impact of spinal anesthesia on a surgical stress response during prosthetic repair of the hip joint was studied in 56 senile patients (mean age 76 +/- 2.1 years). Hemodynamic changes, the time course of fluid distribution in different sectors, the activities of sympathoadrenal, cholinergic, serotoninergic, and histaminergic systems were analyzed.