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Femoral nerve blocks for the treatment of acute prehospital pain: a systematic reviewwith meta-analysis.
Abstract
Pain management is one of the most importantinterventions in the emergency medical services. The femoral nerve block (FNB) is,amongst other things, indicatedfor pre- and post-operative painmanagementfor patients withfemoral fractures but its role in the prehospital setting has not beendetermined.The aim of this review was to assess the effect and safety of the FNB in comparison to other formsof analgesia (or no treatment) for managingacute lower extremity painin adult patients in the prehospital setting.