Case Series
Pericapsular Nerve Group Block: An Excellent Option for Analgesia for Positional Pain in Hip Fractures
Table 1
Characteristics before and after administration of PENG block.
| | Age (years) | Gender | Fracture | NRS score before PENG (on movement) | NRS score 10 minutes after PENG (on movement) | NRS score while positioning upright for spinal/epidural | Support required while positioning upright | Support required after positioning |
| | 19 | M | IT | 8 | 3 | 2 | No | No | | 50 | M | IT | 9 | 1 | 1 | No | No | | 45 | F | ST | 7 | 2 | 1 | No | No | | 16 | M | ST | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No | | 85 | F | IT | 8 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No | | 42 | F | IT | 7 | 2 | 1 | No | No | | 62 | F | NOF | 6 | 1 | 1 | No | No | | 52 | M | IT | 8 | 3 | 2 | No | No | | 94 | F | IT | 9 | 2 | 2 | No | No | | 27 | M | ST | 7 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
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NRS: numeric rating scale; PENG: pericapsular nerve group; M: male; F: female; IT: intertrochanteric; ST: subtrochanteric; NOF: neck of femur.
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