Ultrasound-Guided Femoral Nerve Block in Geriatric Patients with Hip Fracture in the Emergency Department.

Tou-Yuan TsaiKar Mun CheongYung-Cheng SuMing-Chieh Shih Su Weng ChauMei-Wen ChenChien-Ting ChenYi-Kung LeeJen-Tang SunKuan-Fu ChenKuo-Chih ChenEric H Chou

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2022)

In geriatric patients with hip fractures, a lidocaine-based single-shot USFNB can significantly reduce opioid consumption and provide more rapid and effective pain reduction.

Keyphrases

hip fracture
chronic pain
emergency department
pain management
ultrasound guided
fine needle aspiration
neuropathic pain
loop mediated isothermal amplification
spinal cord injury
spinal cord
postoperative pain