Stellate ganglion blockade for analgesia following upper limb surgery
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Stellate ganglion blockade-techniques and modalities.
Stellate ganglion block (SGB) is utilized in the diagnosis and management of various vascular disorders and sympathetically mediated pain in upper extremity, head and neck. The stellate ganglion lies medial to the scalene muscles, lateral to longus coli muscle, esophagus, trachea and recurrent laryngeal nerve, anterior to C7 transverse process and prevertebral fascia, superior to the subclavian...
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عنوان ژورنال: Anaesthesia
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0003-2409
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2011.06626.x