Liposomal bupivacaine peripheral nerve block for the management of postoperative pain
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Liposomal bupivacaine peripheral nerve block for the management of postoperative pain

Jonathan Branney Lecturer in adult nursing, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, Dorset, England, and member of the Cochrane Nursing Care Field
Mehrafarin Izadpanah Final-year adult nursing student, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, Dorset, England

Summary statement

The mission of the Cochrane Nursing Care Field (CNCF) is to improve health outcomes by increasing the use of the Cochrane Library and supporting Cochrane’s role by providing an evidence base for nurses and healthcare professionals who deliver, lead or research nursing care. The CNCF produces Cochrane Corner columns, summaries of recent nursing-care-relevant Cochrane Reviews that are regularly published in collaborating nursing-related journals. Information on the processes CNCF has developed can be accessed at: nursingcare.cochrane.org/evidence-transfer-program-review-summaries. This is a Cochrane review summary of: Hamilton TW, Athanassoglou V, Trivella M et al (2016) Liposomal bupivacaine peripheral nerve block for the management of postoperative pain. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Issue 8. CD011476. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011476.pub2.

Nursing Standard. 31, 33, 42-43. doi: 10.7748/ns.2017.e10861

Conflict of interest

None declared

Received: 06 March 2017

Accepted: 07 March 2017

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