Pain treatment in post-traumatic hip fracture in the elderly: regional block vs. systemic non-steroidal analgesics
Open Access
- 6 November 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in International Journal of Emergency Medicine
- Vol. 3 (4), 321-325
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s12245-010-0234-4
Abstract
This prospective, randomized double-blind study, conducted over 19 months in a tertiary care ED, sought to determine if a fascia-iliaca regional anesthetic block provides better and safer pain relief than does parenteral analgesia.Keywords
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