The Role of Fascia Iliaca Blocks in Hip Fractures: A Prospective Case-Control Study and Feasibility Assessment of a Junior-Doctor-Delivered Service

Table 3

Pain scores, time to initial analgesia, and average number of additional doses of analgesia required.

	Controls; n = 52	Cases; n = 52	P value
Average pain scores (0–10)
On admission/preblock	8	8	0.54
15 mins	6	6	0.11
2 hr	7	4	0.03
8 hr	7	3	0.01
16 hr	6	3	0.10
24 hr	6	3	0.13
Average time to initial analgesia (min)	40	25	0.04
Average number of doses of additional analgesia (range)	3.5 (0–7)	1.5 (0–3)	Not calculated