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| Year : 2021 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 183-186 |
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Stellate ganglion block and neurolysis for refractory ventricular arrhythmia
Anurag Aggarwal1, Rohit Balyan2, Varun Suresh3, Bhavna Gupta4
1 Department of Neuroanesthesia and Pain Medicine, Fortis Hospital, Noida, India
2 Department of Anesthesiology, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India
3 Department of Anaesthesiology, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
4 Department of Anaesthesiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Bhavna Gupta
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand
India
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DOI: 10.4103/TheIAForum.TheIAForum_13_21
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Enhanced electrical activity, ventricular arrhythmia (VA), and cardiac instability due to increased sympathetic tone may be refractory to standard medical treatment and ablation procedures. Stellate ganglion block (SGB) has been used to treat refractory VA; however, there is insufficient information in the literature on its long-term outcome. Herein, we described three patients that were successfully treated with ultrasound-guided left SGB (LSGB) and chemical neurolysis. Ultrasound-guided LSGB may be considered as rescue or bridge therapy for stabilizing ventricular rhythm before a definitive procedure is planned.
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