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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Nerve Stimulator versus Ultrasound-Guided Femoral Nerve Block; a Randomized Clinical Trial [PDF]
Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine, 2017 Introduction:Â Pain control is the most important issue in emergency department management of patients with femoral bone fractures. The present study aimed to compare the procedural features of ultrasonography and nerve stimulator guided femoral nerve ...
Arash Forouzan +4 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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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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Changes in the tumor necrosis factor-α level after an ultrasound-guided femoral nerve block in elderly patients with a hip fracture [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia, 2018 Background and objectives: An ultrasound guided femoral nerve block is an established analgesic method in patients with a hip fracture. Elevated cytokine levels correlate with poor patient outcomes after surgery.
Ji Su Jang +9 more
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Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU, 2021 Background: Peripheral nerve blocks (PNBs) are generally used to provide postoperative analgesia after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and other lower extremity procedures; these blocks are used rarely for intraoperative anesthesia.
Sangeeta Khanna +3 more
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Reduction of the incidence of development of venous thromboembolism by ultrasound-guided femoral nerve block in total knee arthroplasty [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2011 BackgroundVenous thromboembolism (VTE) and the subsequent development of pulmonary embolism (PE) is a major cause of post-operative mortality in total knee arthroplasty (TKA).
Yusuke Asakura +5 more
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Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 2021 Background: Single injection femoral nerve blocks or continuous femoral nerve catheters are commonly used during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR).
Alexia G. Gagliardi BA +5 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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