Arce Villalobos M, et al. - Researchers assessed the relative efficacy of lumbar plexus blockade (LPB) vs epidural anesthesia (CEA) as an analgesic technique for patients undergoing elective hip surgery from the opioid consumption and pain scores perspective. Sixty-one patients were studied, 29 who received an LPB and 32 who received CEA. As per the retrospective data, CEA had a modest postoperative benefit when compared to LPB following hip surgery in the pediatric population. Patients receiving CEA exhibited lower postoperative pain scores; however, the intraoperative or postoperative opioid requirements were similar between the two groups.