Why the study?
Do peripheral nerve blocks reduce pain and improve outcomes in adults with hip fractures?
Population
Adults aged 16 years and older with hip fracture
Design
Systematic_review
Authors
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PNBs merit routine consideration for hip fracture analgesia; confirms high-certainty reductions in pain and delirium.
Do peripheral nerve blocks reduce pain and improve outcomes in adults with hip fractures?
Peripheral nerve blocks provide effective analgesia and may reduce complications such as pneumonia in patients with hip fractures.
Guay et al. (2017) studied this question.
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