Is single Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block Safe and Effective for Emergency Pain Relief in Hip-fracture Patients?
In a busy Dutch ED with rotating residents of varying levels of experience, FICB seems to be an efficient, safe and practical method for pain reduction in patients with a hip fracture. Even without the use of opioids, pain reduction was achieved in 64% of patients after four hours and in 72% of patients after eight hours.
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