Professionals are divided over best care for hip fracture patients, latest audit results show

The latest report from the Falls and Fragility Fracture Programme (FFFAP) National Hip Fracture Database (NHFD) shows that just over half of patients are receiving pain relieving anaesthetic (known as a 'nerve block') as part of their care for hip fracture. The National Hip Fracture Database Anaesthesia Sprint Audit of Practice (ASAP) results, published today (31 March 2014), show that 56% of hip fracture patients receive a peri-operative nerve block for pain relief and 44% of patients do not.



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