Peripheral nerve block vs neuraxial block
Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · adults undergoing elective primary total hip replacement
Peripheral nerve block showed no clear difference in pain at rest on arrival in postoperative care unit Verbal/visual… compared with neuraxial block (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Nerve blocks or no nerve blocks for pain control after elective hip replacement (arthroplasty) surgery in adults 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlySMD 0.394 studies · 118 participantsModerate