Ultrasound-guided femoral nerve blocks in elderly patients with hip fractures

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 76-81

  Beaudoin, Francesca L ^a   Nagdev, Arun ^a   Merchant, Roland C ^a,b   Becker, Bruce M ^a,b  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMERGENCY WARD; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRALGIA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 71649083971     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.09.015     Document Type: Article

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