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. 2020 Nov 25;2020(11):CD001159. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001159.pub3

White 1980.

Study characteristics
Methods Parallel RCT
Consents obtained
Site: Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa
Data collection: not mentioned
Funding: no information
Registration: no information
Participants 60 participants with hip fracture undergoing surgery
Excluded: fracture sustained longer than 8 days before admission; < 60 years old; absolute contraindication to a regional technique, such as localized sepsis, suspicion of bacteraemic process, or anticoagulant therapy; overt or suspected endocrine disorder other than diabetes mellitus
Type of fracture: neck of femur fracture
Anaesthetic technique for surgery: general anaesthesia
Surgical technique: Austin Moore prosthesis or a Zimmer sliding screw
Mean age: 79 years (range not stated)
Percentage female: 81%
Length of follow‐up: 4 weeks
Interventions Intervention: psoas compartment block (N = 20)
Comparator 1: no nerve block (N = 20)
Comparator 2: spinal (N = 20), not retained for this review
Outcomes Relevant to this review.

  1. Confusion.

  2. Pneumonia.

  3. Mortality.

  4. Complications.


Not relevant to this review.

  1. Blood gases.

  2. Haemodynamic variables.

  3. Hospital length of stay.

  4. Opioid side effects.

  5. Deep venous thrombosis.
Notes Conflict of interest: no information
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Sources obtained for risk of bias assessment.

  1. Journal article with results of the trial.