A Randomized Controlled Trial of FNB versus FICB for Patients with Femoral Neck Fractures Before Spinal Anesthesia

Figures & data

Table 1 Demographic Characteristics and Surgical and Anesthesia Data

	FNB Group	FICB Group
ASA (II/III), n	17/6	17/6
Sex (M/F), n	6/17	7/16
Age (year)	74.3±8.2	73.9±7.8
Height (cm)	158.4±7.9	157.4±6.8
Weight (kg)	55.6±9.5	55.0±11.8
Time from fracture to surgery (days)	2.2±1.0	2.1±0.9

Abbreviations: ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists grade; FICB, fascia iliaca compartment block; FNB, femoral nerve block.

Figure 1 Consort flowchart of the study.

Figure 2 Static VAS scores in each group. *P<0.05, FNB group vs FICB group.

Figure 3 Dynamic VAS scores and VAS scores during positioning. *P<0.05, FNB group vs FICB group.

Table 2 Performance Times, Quality of Positioning, and Patient Satisfaction

	FNB Group	FICB Group
Time to perform SA (min)	2.83±0.79	2.78±0.67
Quality of positioning (0/1/2/3), n	0/6/13/4	0/5/14/4
Patient satisfaction (yes/no), n	21/2	20/3

Abbreviations: FICB, fascia iliaca compartment block; FNB, femoral nerve block; SA, spinal anesthesia.