Regional Nerve Blocks Improve Pain and Functional Outcomes in Hip Fracture: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) Vol. 64; no. 12; pp. 2433 - 2439
• Main Authors: Morrison, R. Sean, Dickman, Eitan, Hwang, Ula, Akhtar, Saadia, Ferguson, Taja, Huang, Jennifer, Jeng, Christina L., Nelson, Bret P., Rosenblatt, Meg A., Silverstein, Jeffrey H., Strayer, Reuben J., Torrillo, Toni M., Todd, Knox H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.12.2016; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Analgesics; Anesthesia; Clinical trials; Female; Femoral Nerve; Fractures; functional recovery; Geriatrics; hip fracture; Hip Fractures - surgery; Hip joint; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Nerve Block - methods; New York; pain; Pain management; Pain Management - methods; Pain Measurement; Pain, Postoperative - prevention & control; Recovery of Function; Treatment Outcome; Ultrasonography, Interventional; Walking; functional recovery; pain; hip fracture

Objectives To compared outcomes of regional nerve blocks with those of standard analgesics after hip fracture. Design Multisite randomized controlled trial from April 2009 to March 2013. Setting Three New York hospitals. Participants Individuals with hip fracture (N = 161). Intervention Participants...