A pilot randomised clinical trial of 3-in-1 femoral nerve block and intravenous morphine as primary analgesia for patients presenting to the emergency department with fractured hip

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 205-211

  Graham, Colin A ^a   Baird, Karene ^b   McGuffie, A Crawford ^a  

^a CROSSHOUSE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Femoral neck fractures; Hospital emergency service; Morphine; Nerve block; Random allocation

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; DICLOFENAC; DIHYDROCODEINE; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; PARACETAMOL;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; BOLUS INJECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HIP FRACTURE; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; OPEN STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 56249126452     PISSN: 10249079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/102490790801500403     Document Type: Article

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