Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block Efficacy in Resource-poor Emergency Departments

Introduction: Although the fascia iliaca compartment block (FICB) seems to be an ideal technique for femoral neck and shaft fractures occurring in resource-poor settings, it has been unclear how effective it is when used by emergency physicians (EP) with little training in the technique, using equip...

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Main Authors: Daniel St. Louis, Kenneth V. Iserson, Nicolas Forget
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2018-11-01
Series:Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3qk361jb