Efficacy of stellate ganglion block with an adjuvant ketamine for peripheral vascular disease of the upper limbs
Stellate ganglion block (STGB) is commonly indicated in painful conditions like reflex sympathetic dystrophy, malignancies of head and neck, Reynaud′s disease and vascular insufficiency of the upper limbs. The sympathetic blockade helps to relieve pain and ischaemia. Diagnostic STGB is usually perfo...
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Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2010-01-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Anaesthesia |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2010;volume=54;issue=6;spage=546;epage=551;aulast=Kulkarni |