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World J Clin Cases. Dec 26, 2021; 9(36): 11504-11508
Published online Dec 26, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i36.11504
Advantages and issues of concern regarding approaches to peripheral nerve block for total hip arthroplasty
Marco Crisci, Arturo Cuomo, Cira Antonietta Forte, Sabrina Bimonte, Gennaro Esposito, Maura C Tracey, Marco Cascella
Marco Crisci, Arturo Cuomo, Cira Antonietta Forte, Sabrina Bimonte, Gennaro Esposito, Marco Cascella, Division of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Institute Nazionale Tumori-IRCCS-Fondazione Pascale, Napoli 80100, Italy
Maura C Tracey, Scientific Direction, Institute Nazionale Tumori-IRCCS-Fondazione Pascale, Napoli 80100, Italy
Marco Cascella, Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Faculty of Engineering, University of Napoli Federico II, No. 21 Via Claudio, Napoli 80125, Italy
Author contributions: Crisci M and Cascella M designed research and wrote the letter; Cuomo A and Forte CA performed research; Esposito G, Crisci M and Bimonte S analyzed data; Tracey MC revised the letter.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have no financial relationships to disclose.
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Corresponding author: Marco Cascella, MD, Academic Fellow, Professor, Division of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Institute Nazionale Tumori-IRCCS-Fondazione Pascale, No. 53 Via Mariano Semmola, Napoli 80100, Italy. m.cascella@istitutotumori.na.it
Received: May 20, 2021
Peer-review started: May 20, 2021
First decision: October 16, 2021
Revised: October 23, 2021
Accepted: November 29, 2021
Article in press: November 29, 2021
Published online: December 26, 2021
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Core Tip

Core Tip: In surgery for repairing hip fractures, often pain is adequately and safely managed through multimodal strategies without the use of regional analgesia techniques. However, especially in the elderly, the use of regional analgesia techniques as a part of a multimodal strategy for limiting systemic analgesics needs to be considered. Further research is warranted to establish the most effective peripheral regional technique.