Pericapsular Nerve Group Block as an Effective Intervention for Pain Relief and Improving Functional Mobility in Cancer Patients: A Case Series.
Srinivasa Shyam Prasad ManthaPraneeth SuvvariPraveen Kumar KodisharapuBasanth Kumar RayaniPublished in: Indian journal of palliative care (2023)
Pericapsular nerve group block (PENG) is an ultrasound-guided regional block technique that blocks the articular branches of the femoral nerve, accessory obturator nerve and obturator nerve. These nerves richly innervate the anterior capsule of the hip joint and blocking these nerves helps in hip analgesia. PENG block is commonly used in hip fracture pain perioperatively. In this case series, we have used PENG block in cancer patients with hip pain. PENG block was given to six patients with bupivacaine and triamcinolone, out of which five patients had good pain relief and their functional mobility to activities of daily living improved.
Keyphrases
- pain management
- chronic pain
- neuropathic pain
- peripheral nerve
- ultrasound guided
- postoperative pain
- hip fracture
- randomized controlled trial
- end stage renal disease
- total hip arthroplasty
- ejection fraction
- squamous cell carcinoma
- spinal cord injury
- papillary thyroid
- young adults
- spinal cord
- patient reported outcomes
- peritoneal dialysis