Why the study?
Positioning femur fracture patients for central neuraxial anesthesia is challenging due to severe pain, and the comparative efficacy of IV fentanyl versus ultrasound-guided femoral nerve block for this purpose was evaluated.
Does ultrasound-guided femoral nerve block improve pain relief compared to intravenous fentanyl during patient positioning for combined spinal-epidural anesthesia in femur fracture surgeries?
Does ultrasound-guided femoral nerve block improve pain relief compared to intravenous fentanyl during patient positioning for combined spinal-epidural anesthesia in femur fracture surgeries?
Intravenous fentanyl and ultrasound-guided femoral nerve block provide comparable and effective analgesia for patient positioning during combined spinal-epidural anesthesia in femur fracture surgeries.
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Both provide comparable effective analgesia for positioning; supports either as standard option in femur fracture surgery.
Rajkumar et al. (2025) studied this question.
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