The Randomised Evaluation of early topical Lidocaine patches In Elderly patients admitted to hospital with rib Fractures (RELIEF): Feasibility trial protocol

Lewis, Amanda; Clout, Madeleine; Benger, Jonathan; Braude, Philip; Turner, Nicholas; Gagg, James; Gendall, Emma; Holloway, Simon; Ingram, Jenny; Kandiyali, Rebecca; Maskell, Nick; Shipway, David; Smith, Jason E; Taylor, Jodi; Darweish-Medniuk, Alia; Carlton, Edward

doi:10.3310/nihropenres.13438.2

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The RELIEF feasibility trial: Topical lidocaine patches in older adults with rib fractures (2024)
Journal Article

Background: Lidocaine patches, applied over rib fractures, may reduce pulmonary complications in older patients. Known barriers to recruiting older patients in emergency settings necessitate a feasibility trial. We aimed to establish whether a defini... Read More about The RELIEF feasibility trial: Topical lidocaine patches in older adults with rib fractures.

The Randomised Evaluation of early topical Lidocaine patches In Elderly patients admitted to hospital with rib Fractures (RELIEF): Feasibility trial protocol (2023)
Journal Article

BackgroundTopical lidocaine patches, applied over rib fractures, have been suggested as a non-invasive method of local anaesthetic delivery to improve respiratory function, reduce opioid consumption and consequently reduce pulmonary complications. Ol... Read More about The Randomised Evaluation of early topical Lidocaine patches In Elderly patients admitted to hospital with rib Fractures (RELIEF): Feasibility trial protocol.