Pericapsular nerve group block combined with lateral femoral cutaneous nerve block for hip surgery: a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The combination of the pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block and lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) block has garnered increasing attention as a postoperative analgesic strategy following hip surgery. Nevertheless, the clinical efficacy of this approach remains a subject of ongoing debate. Through a meta-analysis, the effects of the combined PENG and LFCN block in patients who underwent hip surgery were investigated.

Methods

We conducted a systematic search of relevant clinical randomized controlled trials (RCTs) available in English via online databases and grey literature resources. Quantitative analyses were performed to assess pain scores, time to first rescue analgesia, consumption of rescue analgesics, incidence of quadriceps weakness, time to first ambul

SUBMITTER: Yang F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12833027 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature