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2022 Aug 06


BMC Anesthesiol


22


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The Pericapsular Nerve Group (PENG) block combined with Local Infiltration Analgesia (LIA) compared to placebo and LIA in hip arthroplasty surgery: a multi-center double-blinded randomized-controlled trial.

Authors

Lin D-Y, Brown B, Morrison C, Fraser NS, Chooi CSL, Cehic MG, McLeod DH, Henningsen MD, Sladojevic N, Kroon HM, Jaarsma RL
BMC Anesthesiol. 2022 Aug 06; 22(1):252.
PMID: 35933328.

Abstract

The PEricapsular Nerve Group (PENG) block is a novel regional analgesia technique that provides improved analgesia in patients undergoing hip surgery while preserving motor function. In this study the PENG block was investigated for analgesia in elective total hip arthroplasty (THA).