TY - JOUR T1 - Regional nerve block in fractured neck of femur JF - Emergency Medicine Journal JO - Emerg Med J SP - 144 LP - 145 DO - 10.1136/emj.19.2.144 VL - 19 IS - 2 AU - Bruce Martin AU - Baha Ali Y1 - 2002/03/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/19/2/144.abstract N2 - A short cut review was carried out to establish whether regional nerve block is better than intravenous analgesia in reducing pain in hip fractures. Altogether 21 papers were found using the reported search, of which four presented the best evidence to answer the clinical question. The author, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes, results, and study weaknesses of these best papers are tabulated. A clinical bottom line is stated. ER -