Decreased Risk of Delirium With Use of Regional Analgesia in Geriatric Trauma Patients With Multiple Rib Fractures

Conclusion: Although use of RA techniques in geriatric trauma patients with multiple rib fractures was associated with higher MED, opioid use decreased after RA initiation and Acute Pain Service consultation, and the risk of delirium was lower.
Source: Annals of Surgery - Category: Surgery Tags: Papers of the 138Th ASA Annual Meeting Source Type: research