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Ultrasound-Guided Pericapsular Nerve Group Block + Suprainguinal Fascia Iliaca Block

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July 2024

Ultrasound-Guided Pericapsular Nerve Group Block + Suprainguinal Fascia Iliaca Block

Vol: 306| Issue: 7| Number:52| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

The Analgesic effect of adding ultrasound-guided pericapsular nerve group block to suprainguinal fascia iliaca compartment block for hip fracture surgery: A prospective randomized controlled trial.

Medicine (Baltimore) . 2023 Nov 3;102(44):e35649.

Contributing Authors:
L Nuthep S Klanarong S Tangwiwat

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Synopsis

60 elderly patients undergoing hip fracture surgery were randomized to receive either suprainguinal fascia iliaca compartment block (FICB) alone (n=30) or FICB combined with pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block (n=30). The primary outcome of interest was the pain score at rest 12 hours after surgery, measured by the numerical rating scale (NRS). Secondary outcomes included pain scores at rest and...

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