Open AccessComparison of Combined Femoral Nerve Block and Spinal Anesthesia With Lumbar Plexus Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Intertrochanteric Fracture Surgery
Author(s) -
Hamid Reza Amiri,
Saeid Safari,
Jalil Makarem,
Mojgan Rahimi,
Behnaz Jahanshahi
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
anesthesiology and pain medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.438
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2228-7531
pISSN - 2228-7523
DOI - 10.5812/aapm.4526
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , bupivacaine , femoral nerve , lidocaine , lumbar plexus , surgery , femoral nerve block , perioperative , nerve block , orthopedic surgery , lumbar
Hip fracture-related pain both before and after surgery is generally reported as severe by most patients. Various regional pain control modalities have been described in order to reduce pain in these patients.