RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL ON ANALGESIC EFFECT OF PRE-OPERATIVE FASCIA ILIACA COMPARTMENT BLOCK IN GERIATRIC PATIENTS WITH HIP FRACTURE

Randomized controlled trial on analgesic effect of pre-operative fascia iliaca compartment block in geriatric patients with hip fracture

Objective While most geriatric patients with hip fracture benefit from definitive operative treatment, pre-operative pain management is often overlooked.Conventional oral analgesics may provide suboptimal pain control, resulting in poor morbidity outcomes.Fascia iliaca compartment block (FICB) provides a more consistent analgesic effect.This study

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Poverty and self-regulation: Connecting psychosocial processes, neurobiology, and the risk for psychopathology

In the United States, over 40% of youth under the age of 18 live at or near the federal poverty line.Several decades of research have established clear links between exposure to child poverty and the development of psychopathology, yet the mechanisms that convey this risk remain unclear.We review research in developmental science and other allied d

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