Nie 2015.
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| Methods | Parallel RCT Approved by the ethics committee and written informed obtained Site: The 4th People’s Hospital of Guiyang, Guiyang, China Data collection: December 2012 to December 2013 Funding: governmental Registration: "the trial was not registered with a trial registry" |
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| Participants | 104 participants scheduled for open reduction of hip fracture Excluded: neuropathy involving lower extremities, bladder dysfunction, coagulopathies, known allergy to amide local anaesthetic drugs or opioids, inability to co‐operate, psychological disorder, linguistic difficulty that could interfere with pain assessment Type of fracture: proximal femoral fracture Anaesthetic technique for surgery: general anaesthesia Surgical technique: open reduction and internal fixation using the anti‐rotation proximal femoral nail technique Mean age: 70.8 years (range not stated) Percentage female: no information Length of follow‐up: in‐hospital (mean 22 days) |
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| Interventions |
Intervention: continuous fascia iliaca compartment block (N = 51) Comparator: no nerve block (N = 53) |
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| Outcomes | Relevant to this review.
Not relevant to this review.
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| Notes | Conflict of interest: "the authors have no conflicts of interest to declare" DOI: n/a Additional information received from study authors Email sent on 5 January 2020 for additional information Sources obtained for risk of bias assessment.
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