Hip arthroscopy: Femoral nerve block improves satisfaction and reduces discharge time .
Are Femoral Nerve Blocks Effective for Early Postoperative Pain Management After Hip Arthroscopy?
Arthroscopy. 2012 Aug;28(8):1064-9. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2012.01.003. Epub 2012 Apr 1140 patients undergoing hip arthroscopy were randomized to receive routine intravenous and oral narcotics or a femoral nerve block. Results indicated that the nerve block group required less time until discharge than the routine narcotics group. At post-operative day 1, significantly more patients in the nerve block group than in the routine narcotics group reported satisfaction with the method of pain control received. In addition, fewer patients experienced nausea in the nerve block group compared to the routine narcotics group.
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