JAMA reviews the use of peripheral nerve block with hip fractures as an effective pain management strategy that can be performed by credentialed clinicians outside of the operating room.

Hip fractures are common, especially in older adults (≥65 years), and may include a 1-year mortality rate of 12% to 25%. In the US, there were approximately 290 130 hospitalizations and 7731 deaths related to hip fractures in 2019.