Trial reportSaudi medical journal2019
Pre-emptive analgesia with continuous fascia iliaca compartment block reduces postoperative delirium in elderly patients with hip fracture. A randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in Saudi medical journal, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05857462 (A Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Impact of Integrated Preoperative Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block), which is not on this map. Cited by 23 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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A Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Impact of Integrated Preoperative Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block (FICB) for Fast-track Surgery in Elderly Hip Fracture
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 38 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided nerve blocks in elderly surgical patients: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blocks for preoperative pain management in hip fractures: a systematic review.BMC anesthesiology · 2022Pooled it
- Peripheral nerve blocks for hip fractures in adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block for Perioperative Pain Management of Geriatric Patients with Hip Fractures: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Pain research & management · 2020Pooled it
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- Timing of suprainguinal fascia iliaca block in hip hemiarthroplasty: impact on QoR-15 scores- a prospective randomized study.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Trial
- Perioperative interventions in preventing postoperative delirium following orthopaedic surgery in the elderly: a Bayesian network meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic translation · 2026Review
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- Effect of Regional Anesthesia vs. General Anesthesia Technique on Perioperative Outcomes in Geriatric Patients With Hip Fracture: Narrative Review.Anesthesiology research and practice · 2026Review
- Postoperative Delirium Following Continuous Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block in Elderly Patients with Hip Fracture: A Case Series and Literature Review.Local and regional anesthesia · 2026Article
- The association between peripheral nerve blocks and postoperative delirium in adults undergoing hip fracture surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Arthroplasty (London, England) · 2025Review
- Preventive effects of perioperative drug injection on postoperative delirium after hip fracture surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.American journal of translational research · 2025Review
- Advancing pain management for extremity trauma: the evolution of ultrasound-guided nerve blocks for patients in the supine position in trauma centers.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2024Review
- Managing Delirium in the Emergency Department: An Updated Narrative Review.Current geriatrics reports · 2024Article
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- Reduction of Postoperative Delirium and Opioid Use in Hip Fracture Patients Through Utilization of Emergency Department Physician Administered Regional Nerve Blocks.Geriatric orthopaedic surgery & rehabilitation · 2024Article
- The Effect of Peripheral Nerve Block on Postoperative Delirium in Older Adults Undergoing Hip Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Peripheral Nerve Block and Peri-operative Neurocognitive Disorders in Older Patients With Hip Fractures: A Systematic Review With Meta-analysis.Geriatric orthopaedic surgery & rehabilitation · 2023Review
- Review
- Inclusion of older adults and reporting of consent processes in randomized controlled trials in the emergency department: A scoping review.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2022Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectivesTo evaluate whether pre-emptive analgesia is an effective technique to reduce postoperative delirium (PD) in geriatric patients with hip fracture.
methodsThis is a double-blind randomized clinical trial. Ninety elderly patients scheduled for hipfracture surgery at HongHui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China between March 2018 and January 2019 were divided into 2 groups. On arrival at the emergency department, the experimental group (n=44) received ultrasound-guided continuous fascia iliaca compartment block (FICB) for preoperative analgesia, while the control group (n=46) received fake (or generic) continuous FICB. All patients received spinal anaesthesia and postoperative patient controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA). We compared the change in preoperative and postoperative pain scores, the incidence of PD, and the consumption of opioids between the 2 groups. Results: Five patients did not meet the participation requirements; therefore, 85 patients were included in the study. Patients in the experimental group experienced less preoperative pain (p less than 0.05). Between the 2 groups, no significant differences were found for postoperative pain scores. The incidence of PD was lower in the experimental group (13.9% versus 35.7%, p=0.018). In addition, before the surgery, a drop in consumption of fentanyl was noted in the experimental group (0.08±0.21 versus 0.28±0.13, p=0.037).Conlusion: Pre-emptive analgesia with continuous FICB is an effective technique to reduce PD in geriatric patients with hip fracture.
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