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Regional nerve blocks improve pain and function in patients with hip fracture

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July 2017

Regional nerve blocks improve pain and function in patients with hip fracture

Vol: 6| Issue: 7| Number:2| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Regional Nerve Blocks Improve Pain and Functional Outcomes in Hip Fracture: A Randomized Controlled Trial

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2016 Dec;64(12):2433-2439

Contributing Authors:
T Ferguson J Huang RS Morrison E Dickman U Hwang S Akhtar CL Jeng BP Nelson MA Rosenblatt JH Silverstein RJ Strayer TM Torrillo KH Todd

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161 patients presenting to the emergency department with a hip fracture were randomized to administration of a femoral nerve block in the ED followed by a fascia iliac block within 24 hours, or to standard intravenous and oral analgesia during the perioperative stay. Patients were followed up for preoperative and postoperative pain, opioid consumption, functional ability, and the incidence of opio...

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