Erector Spinae Plane Blocks for the Early Analgesia of Rib Fractures in Trauma (ESPEAR): protocol for a multicentre pilot randomised controlled trial with feasibility and embedded qualitative assessment

Erector Spinae Plane Blocks for the Early Analgesia of Rib Fractures in Trauma (ESPEAR): protocol for a multicentre pilot randomised controlled trial with feasibility and embedded qualitative assessment

Introduction Patients with rib fractures commonly experience significant acute pain and are at risk of hypoxia, retained secretions, respiratory failure and death. Effective analgesia improves these outcomes. There is widespread variation in analgesic treatments given to patients including oral, int...

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Main Authors: Matthew L Costa, Peter Bates, Reuben Ogollah, Simon Craxford, Benjamin J Ollivere, Nigel M Bedforth, David W Hewson, Jessica Nightingale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2022-09-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/9/e062935.full

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