Can we improve delirium prevention and treatment in the emergency department? A systematic review

S Lee, H Chen, S Hibino, D Miller… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background This systematic review was conducted to evaluate any interventions to prevent
incident delirium, or shorten the duration of prevalent delirium, in older adults presenting to …

Pain management at the end of life in the emergency department: a narrative review of the literature and a practical clinical approach

S Serra, MD Spampinato, A Riccardi… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Access to pain management is a fundamental human right for all people, including those
who are at the end of life (EOL). In end-stage patients, severe and uncontrolled pain is a …

Comparison between femoral block and PENG block in femoral neck fractures: A cohort study

C Allard, E Pardo, C de La Jonquière, A Wyniecki… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Regional analgesia is worth performing in the multimodal postoperative
management of hip fracture (HF) because it reduces hospital morbidity and mortality. The …

Ultrasound-guided suprainguinal fascia iliaca compartment block versus periarticular infiltration for pain management after total hip arthroplasty: a randomized …

I Gasanova, JC Alexander, K Estrera… - Regional Anesthesia & …, 2019 - rapm.bmj.com
Background and objectives Fascia iliaca compartment block (FICB) has been shown to
provide excellent pain relief in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA). However …

[HTML][HTML] Femoral nerve block in a representative sample of elderly people with hip fracture: a randomised controlled trial

A Unneby, O Svensson, Y Gustafson, B Olofsson - Injury, 2017 - Elsevier
Introduction The number of elderly people with hip fracture and dementia is increasing, and
many of these patients suffer from pain. Opioids are difficult to adjust and side effects are …

[PDF][PDF] The effects of early femoral nerve block intervention on preoperative pain management and incidence of postoperative delirium geriatric patients undergoing …

Aİ Uysal, B Altıparmak, E Yaşar… - Turkish Journal of …, 2020 - jag.journalagent.com
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Hip fracture is a common clinical problem which causes
severe pain in geriatric patients. However, severe pain following fracture may bring on …

Minimum effective volume of ropivacaine for ultrasound-guided supra-inguinal fascia iliaca compartment block

K Yamada, S Inomata, S Saito - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Supra inguinal fascia iliaca compartment block (FICB) is increasingly used in elderly
patients with hip fractures. However, the minimum effective volume of local anesthetics …

The treatment of acute pain in the emergency department: a white paper position statement prepared for the American Academy of Emergency Medicine

S Motov, R Strayer, BD Hayes, M Reiter… - The Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Pain is one of the most common reasons patients present to the emergency
department (ED). Emergency physicians should be aware of the numerous opioid and …

Fascia iliaca block decreases hip fracture postoperative opioid consumption: a prospective randomized controlled trial

J Thompson, M Long, E Rogers, R Pesso… - Journal of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To determine the efficacy of a preoperative fascia iliaca compartment block in
decreasing postoperative pain and improving functional recovery after hip fracture surgery …

Practical regional anesthesia guide for elderly patients

C Lin, C Darling, BCH Tsui - Drugs & Aging, 2019 - Springer
Ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia is an important part of the practice of anesthesia for
the elderly population, the growth of which will continue to outpace that of the younger …