SynthesisBrazilian journal of anesthesiology (Elsevier)
Pericapsular Nerve Group (PENG) block versus fascia iliaca compartment (FI) block for hip surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
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- Comparison of Ultrasound-Guided Pericapsular Nerve Group Block Versus Intravenous Ketamine for Positional Pain Management Before Spinal Anesthesia in Patients Who Underwent Hip Fracture Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2025Trial
- The Effect of Pericapsular Nerve Group Block with Liposomal Bupivacaine on Postoperative Rebound Pain in Older Hip Fracture Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Drug design, development and therapy · 2025Trial
- Efficacy of Supplemental Ultrasound-Guided Pericapsular Nerve Group (PENG) Block Combined with Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Block in Patients Receiving Local Infiltration Analgesia after Hip Fracture Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Trial
- Pericapsular nerve group block combined with lateral femoral cutaneous nerve blockThe Korean journal of pain · 2026Article
- Dexmedetomidine mitigates postoperative delirium after hip fracture surgery in elderly patients by modulating miR-107 expression.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Article
- A Bayesian network meta-analysis of peripheral nerve blocks for postoperative analgesia in adults following hip fracture surgery.BMC surgery · 2026Article
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- Pericapsular Nerve Group Block versus Femoral Block for Positioning During Spinal Anesthesia for Hip Fracture Surgeries.Annals of African medicine · 2026Article
- Local anesthetic dosing for fascial plane blocks to avoid systemic toxicity: a narrative review.Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie · 2025Review
- Supra Inguinal Fascia Iliac Versus PENG Block for Post-Operative Pain Management of Hip Arthroplasty: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Pericapsular Nerve Group Block in Combination with Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve and Sacral Plexus Blocks for Hip Fracture: A Case Series.Journal of pain research · 2025Article
- Different local anesthetic volumes in pericapsular nerve group block for hip fracture patients.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2025Article
- Pericapsular nerve group block combined with lateral femoral cutaneous nerve block for hip surgery: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Is pericapsular nerve group block superior to other regional analgesia techniques following total hip arthroplasty? a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Perioperative medicine (London, England) · 2024Article
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- PENG Block: A superior alternative for pain management in intracapsular hip fractures.Saudi journal of anaesthesiaArticle
- Regional anesthesia for hip surgery: A review of current approaches and their application to clinical practice.Saudi journal of anaesthesiaReview
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Abstract
backgroundThis study compares Fascia Iliaca compartment (FI) block and Pericapsular Nerve Group (PENG) block for hip surgery.
methodsPubmed, Embase and Cochrane were systematically searched in April 2022. Inclusion criteria were: Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs); comparing PENG block versus FI block for hip surgery; patients over 18 years of age; and reporting outcomes immediately postoperative. We excluded studies with overlapped populations and without a head-to-head comparison of the PENG block vs. FI block. Mean-Difference (MD) with 95% Confidence Intervals (CI) were pooled. Trial Sequential Analyses (TSA) were performed to assess inconsistency. Quality assessment and risk of bias were performed according to Cochrane recommendations.
resultsEight RCTs comprising 384 patients were included, of whom 196 (51%) underwent PENG block. After hip surgery, PENG block reduced static pain score at 12h post-surgery (MD = 0.61 mm; 95% CI 1.12 to -0.09; p = 0.02) and cumulative postoperative oral morphine consumption in the first 24h (MD = -6.93 mg; 95% CI -13.60 to -0.25; p = 0.04) compared with the FI group. However, no differences were found between the two techniques regarding dynamic and static pain scores at 6 h or 24 h post-surgery, or in the time to the first analgesic rescue after surgery.
conclusionThe findings suggest that PENG block reduced opioid consumption in the first 24 h after surgery and reduced pain scores at rest at 12 h post-surgery. Further research is needed to fully understand the effects of the PENG block and its potential benefits compared to FI block. PROSPERO REGISTRATION: CRD42022339628 PROSPERO REGISTRATION: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=339628.
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