Nurse led ultrascound guided femoral nerve block in hip fracture patients – a study of task shifting

Hip fracture is associated with acute distinct pain in the proximal part of the affected extremity. Patients who experience severe pain have a higher risk of delirium, are harder to mobilize. Factors that leads to increased length of stay, and reduced health related quality of life. Traditionally, an anaesthesiologist performs an ultrasound guided femoral nerve block in hip fracture patients in the emergency departments. Unfortunately, because...