PENG block provides better analgesia than FICB in hip fractures analgesia
PENG block provides better analgesia than FICB in hip fractures analgesia, finds an OTSR study. Fascia iliaca compartment block (FICB) is a common regional analgesic strategy in hip fracture surgery but, recently it has been suggested that FICB may not provide enough analgesia. Pericapsular nerve group block (PENG) is a novel method for hip analgesia which its efficacy is not well established yet.
F.Mosaffa, M. Taheri, A.Manafi Rasi et al. conducted a study to document the effect of the PENG block in the control of the hip fracture pain as well as to compare the effectiveness of the PENG compared with FICB.
This randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted in a hospital in Iran. Hip fracture patients were randomly divided into two groups; Group A (n = 22) received FICB and Group B (n = 30) received PENG block.
Results:
• There was no significant difference in age (p = 0.75), sex (p = 0.96), weight (p = 0.053), type of fractures (p = 0.94) and surgical methods (p = 0.94) between the two groups.
• There was no significant difference between VAS score before blocks procedure between two groups (p = 0.37).
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