The Femoral Nerve Block Setting the Agenda for Nursing Care of Older Patients With hip Fractures—A Qualitative Study [PDF]
SAGE Open Nursing, 2023 Introduction Hip fractures among older people are common worldwide, and it is often associated with preoperative pain. Due to increased comorbidity and high age, traditional pain relief can be a challenge.
Anna Unneby RN, PhD +2 more
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The relative analgesic value of a femoral nerve block versus adductor canal block following total knee arthroplasty: a randomized, controlled, double-blinded study [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2020 Background Multiple comparative studies report that adductor canal blocks provide similar pain relief to femoral nerve blocks following total knee arthroplasty.
Jeff C. Gadsden +5 more
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Acute Medicine & Surgery, 2022 Aim Proximal femoral fracture is a painful condition. Pain alleviation is a treatment cornerstone to both comfort the patient and reduce adverse effects.
Masoud Mayel +4 more
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Ultrasound-guided pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block versus femoral nerve block for positioning during spinal anaesthesia in proximal femur fractures: A randomised comparative study. [PDF]
Indian J Anaesth, 2023 Background and Aims: Femoral nerve block is a widely used analgesia technique for positioning before spinal anaesthesia for proximal femur fracture surgeries.
Chaudhary K +3 more
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Effects of two different topographic approaches for combined sciatic and femoral nerve block in calves, guided by ultrasound and neurostimulation [PDF]
Veterinary and Animal Science, 2023 To evaluate the sensory and motor effects promoted by a combined sciatic and femoral nerve block in calves using two approaches. Six calves were used, in a crossover study.
Marcos Paulo Antunes de Lima +8 more
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Journal of Anaesthesia and Pain, 2023 Background: The prevalence of femoral neck fractures is high in geriatric patients with a high mortality rate. Many geriatric patients have comorbidities and find it difficult to tolerate general or neuraxial anesthesia during hip hemiarthroplasty.
Faundra Arieza Firdaus +1 more
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Ultrasound-Guided Femoral Nerve Block in Geriatric Patients with Hip Fracture in the Emergency Department. [PDF]
J Clin Med, 2022 Background and Objectives: Systemic analgesics, including opioids, are commonly used for acute pain control in traumatic hip fracture patients in the emergency department (ED).
Tsai TY +11 more
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Comparison of Adductor Canal Block and Femoral Nerve Block for Early Ambulation After Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Trial [PDF]
Cureus, 2019 Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy of adductor canal block (ACB) as compared to femoral nerve block (FNB) in ambulation distance, opioid consumption, and physical therapy participation on postoperative days (PODs) 1 and 2 after
Promil Kukreja +6 more
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Randomised Controlled Trial between Ultrasound Guided Femoral Nerve Block and Adductor Canal Block for Postoperative Pain and Functional Outcome in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2019 Introduction: Femoral Nerve Block (FNB) is used as an adjunct to postoperative analgesia in Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgeries. However, it causes a reduction in quadriceps strength following use.
Aghna Faryal Faiaz +1 more
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Tumescent infiltration versus femoral nerve block for skin graft harvest-a prospective randomized study [PDF]
Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2005 In this prospective, randomized study, 60 patients requiring a single sheet of graft were randomized into 2 groups. Tumescent infiltration was used for anesthesia in one group and femoral nerve block in the other.
J Mathew, S Varghese, S Jagadeesh
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