Anesthesia and analgesia
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Oct 2012
Randomized Controlled TrialLumbar plexus blockade reduces pain after hip arthroscopy: a prospective randomized controlled trial.
Hip arthroscopy causes moderate to severe postoperative pain. We hypothesized that performance of a lumbar plexus block (LPB) would reduce postoperative pain in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) for patients discharged home on the day of surgery. ⋯ LPB resulted in statistically significant reductions in PACU resting pain after hip arthroscopy, but the absence of improvement in most secondary outcomes suggests that assessment of risks and benefits of LPB should be individualized.