Fall Risk Associated with Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks Following Knee and Hip Arthroplasty

Autor: Finn, Daphna M, Agarwal, Rishi R, Ilfeld, Brian M, Madison, Sarah J, Ball, Scott T, Ferguson, Eliza J, Morgan, Anya C, Morris, Beverly A
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Medsurg nursing : official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses, vol 25, iss 1
Finn, Daphna M; Agarwal, Rishi R; Ilfeld, Brian M; Madison, Sarah J; Ball, Scott T; Ferguson, Eliza J; et al.(2016). Fall Risk Associated with Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks Following Knee and Hip Arthroplasty.. Medsurg nursing : official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses, 25(1), 25-49. UC San Diego: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/8jt9f6mm
Popis: Combined scientific advances in pharmaceutical agents, perineural blocks, and pump delivery capabilities such as those used with continuous peripheral nerve blocks have demonstrated advantages in pain management for patients undergoing joint arthroplasty. This report documents the incidence of falls increased after the implementation of a continuous peripheral nerve block program for patients undergoing knee and hip arthroplasty in an academic medical center.
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