This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: All India exam, Subject name: Anaesthesia
Elderly patient with fracture right hip anesthetic of choice 
Select and explain. 
A. Spinal/epidural, B. General, C. Local infiltration, D. None of the above
A: Spinal/epidural
Answer: A: Spinal/epidural 
Explanation: Regional anaesthesia (spinal/epidural) is preferred in elderly high-risk patients.(Refer: Morgan and Mikhail's Clinical Anaesthesiology, 5th edition, pg no.945)