title: Fall Risk Associated with Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks Following Knee and Hip Arthroplasty.
abstract: Combined scientific advances in pharmaceutical agents, perineural blocks, and pump delivery capabilities such as those used with continuous peripheral nerve blocks have demonstrated advantages in pain management for patients undergoing joint arthroplasty. This report documents the incidence of falls increased after the implementation of a continuous peripheral nerve block program for patients undergoing knee and hip arthroplasty in an academic medical center.
authors.forename: Daphna M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Finn
authors.forename: Rishi R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Brian M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Ilfeld
authors.forename: Sarah J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Madison
authors.forename: Scott T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Ball
authors.forename: Eliza J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Ferguson
authors.forename: Anya C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: Beverly A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Morris
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000777:Anesthetics / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002140:California; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000209:etiology*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000187:drug effects; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000187:drug effects; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000777:Anesthetics