Haematoma block is the most efficient technique for closed forearm fracture reduction: a retrospective cohort study.
Georgia Rose PitmanTorgrim SoeylandGordana C PopovicDavid ThomsonPublished in: Emergency medicine journal : EMJ (2024)
In this study, the HB method was the most efficient as it was associated with a shorter ED LOS, lower cost and staff resource utilisation. Although PS had a significantly greater proportion of successful reductions on the first attempt, HB had fewer complications than BB and PS. EDs with limited resources should consider using HB or BB as the initial technique for fracture reduction with PS used for failed HB or when regional blocks are contraindicated.