Do femoral nerve blocks improve acute pain control in adults with isolated hip fractures?

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 441-443

  Hurley, Katrina ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Hip fracture

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CODYDRAMOL; DICLOFENAC; MORPHINE; PETHIDINE;

ANALGESIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMORAL NERVE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN; REVIEW; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 18244403490     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500009465     Document Type: Review

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