Effects of vasoconstrictors on stellate ganglion blocks

Cervical sympathetic and stellate ganglion blocks.

Sympathetic blocks in the cervical and upper thoracic region are commonly used techniques for a variety of diagnostic, therapeutic and prognostic purposes. Stellate ganglion block is the common nomenclature utilized, however, stellate ganglion is present in only 80% of the population, thus, either lower cervical sympathetic block or upper thoracic sympathetic block is an appropriate term. The c...

Prolonged pressor effects of selective stimulation of the stellate ganglion.

Reflex sympathetic dystrophy of the upper limb: Treatment using a series of stellate ganglion blocks

Reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) is a complex syndrome with a plethora of signs and symptoms that vary, both among individuals and with the progression of the disease over time (1). Five clinical types of RSD are recognized, including minor causalgia, minor traumatic dystrophy, shoulder hand syndrome, major causalgia and major traumatic dystrophy. The term ‘causalgia’ (burning pain) is reserv...

the effects of error correction methods on pronunciation accuracy

هدف از انجام این تحقیق مشخص کردن موثرترین متد اصلاح خطا بر روی دقت آهنگ و تاکید تلفظ کلمه در زبان انگلیسی بود. این تحقیق با پیاده کردن چهار متد ارائه اصلاح خطا در چهار گروه، سه گروه آزمایشی و یک گروه تحت کنترل، انجام شد که گروه های فوق الذکر شامل دانشجویان سطح بالای متوسط کتاب اول passages بودند. گروه اول شامل 15، دوم 14، سوم 15 و آخرین 16 دانشجو بودند. دوره مربوطه به مدت 10 هفته ادامه یافت و د...

Comprehensive curriculum for phantom-based training of ultrasound-guided intercostal nerve and stellate ganglion blocks.

OBJECTIVE Ultrasound (US)-guided pain procedures become increasingly important due to their numerous advantages. Solid proficiency is necessary, however, to minimize complications and guarantee adequate performance. To enable beginners to learn the relevant skills in the technique of US-guided stellate ganglion (SGB) and intercostal nerve block (ICB), a training curriculum was developed and tes...