Abstract

ANGEL, Ana María. Bloqueo del ganglio estrellado en el manejo del dolor. Rev. colomb. anestesiol. [online]. 2007, vol.35, n.3, pp.227-232. ISSN 0120-3347.

Stellate ganglion blockage (SGB) is a frequently procedure used for alleviating chronic pain of head, neck and the upper extremity. The paratracheal approach has been reported as safe and the most commonly used technique. According to the literature, SGB involve several risks, most of them uncommon and of short duration. It is important to establish the distinction between SGB secondary effects such as those produced by Horner's syndrome and complications such as hematomas, subarachnoid injection and convulsions produced by an intravascular injection. SGB is anatomically localized near important structures such as the carotid sinus and the phrenic and vagus nerves. Therefore it is important that the health professional that executes this procedure has an excellent knowledge of the neck anatomy and enough experience to guarantee an effective blockage with few complications or none at all. This article is an analytic review of the stellate ganglion and its blockage for the nowadays management of chronic pain.

Keywords : stellate ganglion; stellate ganglion blockage.

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