Open AccessA Continuous Infusion Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block in Hip Fracture Patients: A Pilot Study
Author(s) -
Dulaney-Cripe
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of clinical medicine research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1918-3011
pISSN - 1918-3003
DOI - 10.4021/jocmr724w
Subject(s) - medicine , hip fracture , anesthesia , incidence (geometry) , surgery , morphine , opioid , population , osteoporosis , physics , receptor , environmental health , optics
Hip fractures account for 350,000 fractures annually and the projected incidence is expected to exceed 6.3 million by 2050. As the number of hip fractures continues to increase as a result of the aging American population, the importance of limiting and preventing complications is magnified.
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