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. 2022 Aug 9:166:D6662.

[PEricapsular Nerve Group (PENG) block after a hip fracture]

[Article in Dutch]
Rachel J H Smits  1   2 , Laura C M Tillmans  1 , Anne C Moll  3 , Kris C P Vissers  1 , Selina E I van der Wal  1
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[PEricapsular Nerve Group (PENG) block after a hip fracture]

[Article in Dutch]
Rachel J H Smits et al. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. .

Abstract

Annually an estimated amount of 17.500 patients are admitted at the hospital with a fractured hip in the Netherlands. This often fragile population experiences many unwanted side effects with the use of strong painkillers. Currently used locoregional anesthetic techniques do not fully block pain in most hip fractures. In 2018 a novel technique was published, based on the innervation of the anterior hip capsule: 'The PEricapsular Nerve Group (PENG) block'. Based on current evidence, the PENG block seems a promising pain reducing technique in acute pain in pericapsular hip fractures and surgery. Due to the possibility of chemical denervation of the hip capsule, current literature and our own data show that long-term pain reduction is possible as well, without motor loss. This can lead to an increase of quality of life, and reduction of morbidity and mortality in the most fragile patients, who are not eligible for surgery.

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