Key result
Continuous PENG block provided optimal analgesia, markedly reduced perioperative opioid consumption, and preserved motor function in a 9-year-old girl undergoing femoral neck fracture repair.
Why the study?
Traditional regional anesthesia techniques for pediatric hip fractures require patient repositioning and risk motor blockade, whereas the Pericapsular Nerve Group block may spare motor function.
Case Report (n=1)
Continuous PENG block provided effective analgesia with reduced opioid use and preserved motor function in a pediatric patient undergoing femoral neck fracture repair.
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Should not yet alter pediatric protocols; hypothesis-generating for continuous PENG blocks in femoral surgery.
Wyatt et al. (2020) conducted a case report in Transcervical femoral neck fracture (n=1). Continuous Pericapsular Nerve Group (PENG) block was evaluated on Analgesia, opioid consumption, and motor function. Continuous PENG block provided optimal analgesia, markedly reduced perioperative opioid consumption, and preserved motor function in a 9-year-old girl undergoing femoral neck fracture repair.
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