Why the study?
Does ultrasound-guided fascia iliaca compartment block reduce opioid consumption in patients aged 70 to 90 years undergoing bipolar hemiarthroplasty?
Population
22 patients aged 70 to 90 years who underwent bipolar hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fracture
Comparison
Ultrasound-guided fascia iliaca compartment… vs Intravenous patient-controlled analgesia without…
Design
RCT, Allocated randomly into 2 groups
Follow-up
48 hours
Authors
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Ultrasound-guided FICB reduces opioid use after hemiarthroplasty in patients aged 70-90; supports its adoption as standard adjunct in geriatric hip surgery.
Does ultrasound-guided fascia iliaca compartment block reduce opioid consumption in patients aged 70 to 90 years undergoing bipolar hemiarthroplasty?
Ultrasound-guided fascia iliaca compartment block provides a significant opioid-sparing effect in the first 24 hours after hip hemiarthroplasty.
Bang et al. (2016) studied this question.