STELLATE GANGLION BLOCK A NEW ANTERIOR APPROACH

A new and easy technique to block the stellate ganglion.

UNLABELLED The stellate ganglion block has been utilized in a variety of painful conditions ranging from sympathetically mediated pain in the upper extremity to the pain associated with intractable angina. A number of techniques are used to block the stellate ganglion. OBJECTIVE To describe a new and easy approach to block the stellate ganglion using an oblique view. DESCRIPTION OF A NEW TE...

Stellate ganglion block in glaucoma.

Comparative Study between Ultrasound Guided Lateral and Anterior Approach for Stellate Ganglion Block

Background: This study evaluated the safety and complications between the ultrasound guided lateral and anterior approach to administrate the local anesthetic for stellate ganglion block. Methods: Sixty two patients scheduled for ultrasound guided stellate ganglion block randomized into two equal comparable groups. The first group) Group I (received stellate ganglion block through anterior appr...

Fluoroscopic stellate ganglion block for postmastectomy pain: a comparison of the classic anterior approach and the oblique approach.

OBJECTIVE Stellate ganglion block is usually performed with the classic anterior paratracheal approach. The anatomy of the stellate ganglion being in close proximity to various critical structures renders a number of complications, which are potentially associated with its blockade. The aim of this study was to assess the analgesic efficacy and safety of a new approach of the stellate ganglion ...

Severe hypertension after stellate ganglion block.

Haemodynamic effects may occur after stellate ganglion block (SGB) arising from autonomic imbalance and local anaesthetic infiltration to barosensitive areas. We report seven patients who developed severe hypertension (systolic arterial pressure >200 mm Hg) after SGB in our pain clinic service. We postulate that diffusion of the local anaesthetic along the carotid sheath may produce vagal block...