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2021 Apr 29


J Trauma Acute Care Surg

USE OF REGIONAL ANALGESIA AND RISK OF DELIRIUM IN OLDER ADULTS WITH MULTIPLE RIB FRACTURES: AN EAST MULTICENTER STUDY.

Authors

O'Connell KM, Patel KV, Powelson E, Robinson BRH, Boyle K, Peschman J, Blocher-Smith EC, Jacobson L, Leavitt J, McCrum ML, Ballou J, Brasel KJ, Judge J, Greenberg S, Mukherjee K, Qiu Q, Vavilala MS, Rivara F, Arbabi S
J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 Apr 29.
PMID: 33938510.

Abstract

Single center data demonstrates that regional analgesia (RA) techniques are associated with reduced risk of delirium in older patients with multiple rib fractures. We hypothesized that a similar effect between RA and delirium would be identified in a larger cohort of patients from multiple Level I trauma centers.