Case Report #48: Hip Fracture

Published: 20/05/2025

References and Further Reading

1. HQI Partnership. National Hip Fracture Database annual report 2024. 2025. Available from https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/4726da8e-72ad-4e34-9180-d7b7c2fa261e/national-hip-fracture-database-annual-report-2024#:~:text=Hip%20fracture%20is%20a%20serious,the%20UK%20as%20a%20whole. (Accessed 11 April 2025).

2. Shelton C, White S. Anaesthesia for hip fracture repair. BJA Educ. 2020 May;20(5):142-149. doi: 10.1016/j.bjae.2020.02.003.

3. Griffiths R, Babu S, Dixon P et al. Guideline for the management of hip fractures 2020: Guideline by the Association of Anaesthetists. Anaesthesia. 2021 Feb;76(2):225-237. doi: 10.1111/anae.15291. Epub 2020 Dec 2. PMID: 33289066.

4. Sullivan NM, Blake LE, George M, Mears SC. Palliative Care in the Hip Fracture Patient. Geriatr Orthop Surg Rehabil. 2019 May 30;10:2151459319849801. doi: 10.1177/2151459319849801. 

5. Schofield P. The Assessment of Pain in Older People: UK National Guidelines. Age Ageing. 2018 Mar 1;47(suppl_1):i1-i22. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afx192.

6. Schofield P. 'It's Your Age': the assessment and management of pain in older adults. BJA Educ, 2010;10(3):93-95. http:// https://www.bjaed.org/article/S1743-1816(17)30225-1/fulltext

7. MHRA. Drug Safety Update - Prolonged-release opioids: Removal of indication for relief of post-operative pain, 2025. Available from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67d164ca0c569e0d48fb0a0a/Final_Prolonged-release_opioids_DSU.pdf (accessed 28 April 2025).

8. Muse IO, Deiling B, Grinman L, Hadeed MM, Elkassabany N. Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Hip Fractures. J Clin Med. 2024 Jun 13;13(12):3457. doi: 10.3390/jcm13123457.

9Niu Z, Xu X, Chu H, Yin J. Anesthetic management of hip fracture in geriatric patient with respiratory and heart failure using pericapsular nerve group block: A case report. Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Jun 3;101(22):e29478. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000029478.

Additionally see Recommended Reading for May 2025 here.