Nerve blocks administered in the emergency department significantly reduce opioid use in patients with hip fractures, but their effectiveness may wane within 36 hours—before most patients reach surgery....
A targeted staff education initiative and a simple visual cue significantly improved clinical awareness of peripheral nerve block complications, specifically fall or injury risks. The study authors...
In a retrospective study presented at the 50th Annual Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Meeting, researchers from Hartford Hospital found that the erector spinae plane block (ESPB) provided...
