Emergency Department Femoral Nerve Blocks and 1-Year Mortality in Fragility Hip Fractures

Emergency Department Femoral Nerve Blocks and 1-Year Mortality in Fragility Hip Fractures

Objective: Femoral nerve blocks (FNBs) for fragility hip fractures have benefits in improving pain relief and early mobilization while decreasing opioid use and rates of pneumonia. However, no study has looked at 1-year mortality outcomes for this intervention. This study aims to provide insight int...

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Main Authors: Michael Darren Polischuk MBBS, BSc, Nrusheel Kattar BA, Ashwin Rajesh BMSc(Hon), MD, Tony Gergis MD, Kieran King BSc, MD, Sajan Sriselvakumar MBBS, Christopher Shelfoon MSc, MD, Genni Lynch RN, MHealthPrac, Kate Campbell MBBS, FRACS, (Ortho), Cameron Cooke MBBS, FRACS, (Ortho)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-12-01
Series:Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2151459319893894

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