Key result
Regional anesthesia provides safe, site-specific pain relief and reduces opioid requirements in trauma patients, with no evidence that peripheral nerve blocks delay compartment syndrome diagnosis.
Why the study?
Does regional anesthesia improve pain relief and reduce opioid requirements compared to opioids in trauma patients?
Population
Trauma patients, including those with fractured ribs, femur and hip fractures, and patients undergoing…
Comparison
Regional anesthesia/analgesia vs Opioids
Design
Review
Authors
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Regional analgesia may reduce opioid exposure in trauma; hypothesis-generating and needs RCTs before practice change.
Does regional anesthesia improve pain relief and reduce opioid requirements compared to opioids in trauma patients?
Regional anesthesia provides effective, site-specific pain relief with fewer side effects compared to systemic opioids in trauma patients.
Gadsden et al. (2015) conducted a review in Trauma. Regional anesthesia vs. Opioids was evaluated. Regional anesthesia provides safe, site-specific pain relief and reduces opioid requirements in trauma patients, with no evidence that peripheral nerve blocks delay compartment syndrome diagnosis.
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