127 Fascia iliaca block in the emergency department-a quality improvement project, queen elizabeth hospital Birmingham
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Ultrasound-guided fascia iliaca compartment block for hip fractures in the emergency department.
BACKGROUND Hip fracture (HFx) is a painful injury that is commonly seen in the emergency department (ED). Patients who experience pain from HFx are often treated with intravenous opiates, which may cause deleterious side effects, particularly in elderly patients. An alternative to systemic opioid analgesia involves peripheral nerve blockade. This approach may be ideally suited for the ED enviro...
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*Department of Emergency Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, †Department of Emergency Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, and ‡Department of Anesthesiology, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York Reprint Address: Lawrence Haines, MD, MPH, RDMS, Division of Emergency Ultrasonography, Department of Emergency Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, 4802 1...
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INTRODUCTION Patients with a proximal femur fracture are often difficult to evacuate from the accident scene. Prehospital pain management for this vulnerable group of patients may be challenging. Multiple co-morbidities, polypharmacy and increased age may limit the choice of suitable analgesics. The fascia iliaca compartment (FIC) block may be an alternative to intravenous analgesics. However t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Emergency Medicine Journal
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1472-0205,1472-0213
DOI: 10.1136/emj-2020-rcemabstracts.39