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ArticleRadiology case reports2023

A point-of-care ultrasound approach to fascia iliaca nerve block in a patient with a hip fracture.

Jeffrey B Brown, Phillip M Grenz, Kristine L Schultz, Shawn M Quinn, Stephen A Lee, Marna Rayl Greenberg, Claire L Paulson

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Article in Radiology case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jeffrey B BrownDepartment of Emergency and Hospital Medicine, Lehigh Valley Health Network/ USF Morsani College of Medicine, Cedar Crest Blvd. & I-78, Allentown, PA 18103, USA.
Phillip M GrenzDepartment of Emergency and Hospital Medicine, Lehigh Valley Health Network/ USF Morsani College of Medicine, Cedar Crest Blvd. & I-78, Allentown, PA 18103, USA.
Kristine L SchultzDepartment of Emergency and Hospital Medicine, Lehigh Valley Health Network/ USF Morsani College of Medicine, Cedar Crest Blvd. & I-78, Allentown, PA 18103, USA.
Shawn M QuinnDepartment of Emergency and Hospital Medicine, Lehigh Valley Health Network/ USF Morsani College of Medicine, Cedar Crest Blvd. & I-78, Allentown, PA 18103, USA.
Stephen A LeeDepartment of Emergency and Hospital Medicine, Lehigh Valley Health Network/ USF Morsani College of Medicine, Cedar Crest Blvd. & I-78, Allentown, PA 18103, USA.
Marna Rayl GreenbergDepartment of Emergency and Hospital Medicine, Lehigh Valley Health Network/ USF Morsani College of Medicine, Cedar Crest Blvd. & I-78, Allentown, PA 18103, USA.
Claire L PaulsonDepartment of Emergency and Hospital Medicine, Lehigh Valley Health Network/ USF Morsani College of Medicine, Cedar Crest Blvd. & I-78, Allentown, PA 18103, USA.
Lehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, hip and femoral neck fractures are common fractures seen in older adults. Lower extremity nerve blocks are a tool available for pain control in these patients. One type of block that can be used in this type of fracture is the fascia iliaca compartment block. Clinicians sometimes do not utilize these blocks despite having been shown to produce better pain relief than a standard regimen of intravenous medications. We present a case of a 76-year-old female patient who had inadequate pain relief from intravenous medications. We illustrate the utilization of a standardized approach to a fascia iliaca compartment block using point-of-care ultrasound in the setting of a femoral neck fracture.

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Fascia iliaca compartment blockNerve blockPOCUS

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PMID36798070
PMCPMC9925860
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