Journal of Orthopaedic Nursing
Volume 12, Issue 2 , Pages 69-74 , May 2008

Fascia Iliaca compartment block: A nurse-led initiative for preoperative pain management in patients with a fractured neck of femur

  • Adrianne Randall, Dip. Health Care, RGN(NZ) (Anaesthetic, Recovery and Pain Sister, Luton and Dunstable Hospital, Degree Student, University of Bedfordshire)

      Affiliations

    • Luton and Dunstable Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, Lewsey Road, Luton, Bedfordshire LU4 0DZ, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 01582497524.
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  • Lynn Grigg, MSc, PGDTHE, BA(Hons), RGN (Clinical Nurse Specialist Pain Management)

      Affiliations

    • Luton and Dunstable Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, Lewsey Road, Luton, Bedfordshire LU4 0DZ, UK
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  • Ayodele Obideyi, FCARCSI, FWACS, MBChB (Specialist Registrar in Anaesthetics)

      Affiliations

    • Eastern Deanery, West Suffolk Hospital, Hardwick Lane, Bury st Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 2QZ, UK
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  • Indra Srikantharajah, MBBS, FFARCSI (Consultant Anaesthetist/Acute Pain)

      Affiliations

    • Luton and Dunstable Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, Lewsey Road, Luton, Bedfordshire LU4 0DZ, UK

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PII: S1361-3111(08)00042-3

doi: 10.1016/j.joon.2008.07.007

Journal of Orthopaedic Nursing
Volume 12, Issue 2 , Pages 69-74 , May 2008

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