Safety profile and outcome after ultrasound-guided suprainguinal fascia iliaca catheters for hip fracture: a single-centre propensity-matched historical cohort study.

Purpose: Peripheral nerve blocks improve analgesia following hip fracture; however, there are little published data on safety and outcomes of continuous regional anesthetic techniques. Our institution offers pre- and perioperative, anesthesiologist-delivered ultrasound-guided suprainguinal fascia iliaca catheters (FICs) to patients with hip fracture. We aimed to document the safety profile of this technique and establish whether there are any significant clinical benefits in outcomes measured by the UK National Hip Fracture Database.

Validity of the Postoperative Morbidity Survey after abdominal aortic aneurysm repair-a prospective observational study.

Background: Currently, there is no standardised tool used to capture morbidity following abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair. The aim of this prospective observational study was to validate the Postoperative Morbidity Survey (POMS) according to its two guiding principles: to only capture morbidity substantial enough to delay discharge from hospital and to be a rapid, simple screening tool.

Methods: A total of 64 adult patients undergoing elective infrarenal AAA repair participated in the study.