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