Local Anaesthetic Infiltration and Indwelling Postoperative Wound Catheters for Patients with Hip Fracture Reduce Death Rates and Length of Stay

Local Anaesthetic Infiltration and Indwelling Postoperative Wound Catheters for Patients with Hip Fracture Reduce Death Rates and Length of Stay

Background. An analgesic enhanced recovery (ER) protocol for patients with a hip fracture was introduced. It was hypothesised that the ER would reduce pain, length of stay and improve clinical outcomes. The protocol used intraoperative infiltration of levobupivacaine followed by ongoing wound infusi...

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Main Authors: William D. Harrison, Deborah Lees, Jamie A’Court, Thomas Ankers, Ian Harper, Dominic Inman, Mike R. Reed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Surgery Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/316817

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