Temporal Trends in the Use of Regional Anesthesia for Hip Fracture Surgery: A Retrospective Single-Center Study
The increase in peripheral nerve block utilization demonstrates continued progress in quality of care, while emphasizing that there is still significant room for improvement. A larger multicenter database study will be helpful to assess if the evolving literature has influenced broader changes in clinical practice.
Authors
- Brittany L Deiling
- Casey Kukielski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4224-0415)
- Brian J. Reon
- Nabil Elkassabany (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3503-4828)
- Seth R. Yarboro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3517-6589)
- Bhiken I. Naik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8223-4078)
Institutions
- University of Virginia Health System (US)
- WellStar Kennestone Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-06-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.86636
- Primary Topic
- Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00