This document discusses the use of combined spinal-epidural analgesia for hip surgeries in ASA III-IV patients, outlining the advantages over general anesthesia, including better pain management and fewer complications. It presents a study involving 60 adults that compares the efficacy of epidural and intramuscular administration of butorphanol as an adjuvant analgesic. The findings suggest that epidural administration provides quicker onset and better maximum pain relief, while maintaining stable vital parameters.