Randomised trial of the fascia iliaca block versus the '3-in-1' block for femoral neck fractures in the emergency department

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 685-689

  Reavley, Paul ^a   Montgomery, Alan A ^b   Smith, Jason E ^c,d   Binks, Simon ^e   Edwards, Judith ^a   Elder, Georgina ^a   Benger, Jonathan ^a,f  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e WOLLONGONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CODEINE; PARACETAMOL; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; FASCIA ILIACA BLOCK; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROCEDURES; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 84940378413     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2013-203407     Document Type: Article

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