Background Various nerve blocks with local anaesthetic agents have been used to reduce
pain after hip fracture and subsequent surgery. This review was published originally in 1999 …

Background This review was published originally in 1999 and was updated in 2001, 2002,
2009, 2017, and 2020. Updating was deemed necessary due to the high incidence of hip …

Background Fascia iliaca compartment block is used for hip fractures in order to reduce
pain, the need for systemic analgesia, and prevent delirium, on this basis. This systematic …

Elderly patients with hip fracture experience high morbidity and mortality, and are often
undertreated for pain. Acute pain management in the elderly is challenging, with …

BACKGROUND: This review focuses on the use of peripheral nerve blocks as preoperative
analgesia, as postoperative analgesia, or as a supplement to general anesthesia for hip …

Trauma is a significant health problem and a leading cause of death in all age groups. Pain
related to trauma is frequently severe, but is often undertreated in the trauma population …

The advent of ultrasound guidance has led to a renewed interest in regional anesthesia of
the lower limb. In kee** with the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain …

The fascia iliaca compartment block (FICB) was first described by Dalens and colleagues in
1989. 1 It remains a popular regional anaesthetic technique for surgical procedures …

Challenges with opioids (eg, adverse events, misuse and abuse with long-term
administration) have led to a renewed emphasis on opioid-sparing multimodal management …

Background. With continuous increase of the aging population, the number of geriatric
patients with fragility hip fractures is rising sharply, and timely surgery remains the mainstay …