Originally published by our sister publication Anesthesiology News
ORLANDO, Fla.—Elderly patients with blunt chest wall injury who receive regional analgesia within the first 24 hours have better outcomes compared with regional analgesia after the 24-hour time point, according to a new study.
With this finding, the investigators recommended early initiation of regional analgesia, which they said boasts the potential to decrease complication rates and subsequent resource utilization in this