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World J Anesthesiol. May 10, 2019; 8(2): 13-18
Published online May 10, 2019. doi: 10.5313/wja.v8.i2.13
Published online May 10, 2019. doi: 10.5313/wja.v8.i2.13
Enhanced recovery after surgery pathway: The use of fascia iliaca blocks causes delayed ambulation after total hip arthroplasty
Jamie-Lee Metesky, Junping Chen, Meg Rosenblatt, Anesthesia Department, Mount Sinai St. Luke’s and West Hospitals, New york, NY 10019, United States
Author contributions: All the authors solely contributed to this paper.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved for publication by the Mount Sinai Institutional Review Board.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the Authors have no conflict of interest related to the manuscript.
Data sharing statement: The original encrypted dataset is available on request from the author Jamie Metesky at jmetesky@mountsinai.org.
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Corresponding author: Junping Chen, Associate Professor, MD, PhD, Department of Anesthesiology, Mount Sinai St. Luke’s and West Hospitals, 1000 10th Avenue, New York, NY 10019, United States. junping.chen@mountsinai.org
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Received: October 31, 2018
Peer-review started: October 31, 2018
First decision: November 8, 2018
Revised: March 7, 2019
Accepted: March 24, 2019
Article in press: March 25, 2019
Published online: May 10, 2019
Peer-review started: October 31, 2018
First decision: November 8, 2018
Revised: March 7, 2019
Accepted: March 24, 2019
Article in press: March 25, 2019
Published online: May 10, 2019
Core Tip
Core tip: We evaluated the ambulatory ability of total hip arthroplasty patients in the immediate post-operative period to determine if there was an association with the use of fascia iliaca blocks and hindered ambulatory ability. We observed that in accordance with enhanced recovery after surgery protocol, which requires patients to ambulate on POD 0, there was an association with fascia iliaca block and delayed ambulation.