On this episode, A/Prof Jennifer Stevens and Emma Pauley share findings from their quality improvement project titled: A post-operative analgesic bundle of fascia iliaca catheter and celecoxib for elderly patients with hip fracture: a quality improvement project. 

Jenny is an Associate Professor at both University of Notre Dame and UNSW as well as an anaesthetist and pain specialist at St Vincent’s Campus in Sydney, Australia. Emma is a Senior Orthopaedic Physiotherapist, also at St Vincent’s Hospital Darlinghurst. 

Please find below the links for the resources mentioned in this episode:

• ANZCA Resources for Change: https://www.anzca.edu.au/getContentAsset/4e02b985-9852-426f-aa16-b7f06ac2725a/80feb437-d24d-46b8-a858-4a2a28b9b970/Celecoxib-guidelines-May-2024.pdf?language=en
• Gawthorne J, Stevens J, Faux  S, Leung J, McInnes E, Fasugba O, Mcelduff B, Middleton S. Can emergency nurses safely and effectively insert fascia iliaca blocks in patients with a fractured neck of femur? A prospective cohort study in an Australian emergency department. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 9th June 2021. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15883
• Riley M, Tassie B, Gawthorne J, Hadzic R, Stevens J. Increased opioid consumption following regional nerve blockade: could fascia iliaca block be associated with rebound pain in neck of femur fracture? Br J Anaes. 10 May 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2021.03.034