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Ultrasound-guided stellate ganglion block
Bloqueo ganglio estrellado guiado por ultrasonografia
Juliana Serna-Gutiérrez
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Correspondence to: Calle 48C # 67-33, Torrenza 1, Apto 602, Medellín, Colombia.
Anaesthetist, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Fellow Pain and Palliative Care, Universidad CES, Medellín, Colombia
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the largest of the three ganglia&#44; is spindle shaped&#44; measures 2&#8211;5<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>cm long and is usually located across the first vertebra and is associated with the 4 superior cervical vertebrae&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0240"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0050" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The middle cervical ganglion is occasionally absent&#44; never exceeds 10<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>mm long and is placed below and in front of Chassaignac&#39;s tubercle at the level of the sixth cervical vertebra&#46; When present it is associated with C5&#8211;C6&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0245"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0055" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The inferior cervical ganglion is constant&#44; usually located in front of the 7th cervical vertebra and the 1st thoracic vertebra&#44; fused with the first thoracic ganglion forming an irregular mass con el primer &#40;spider-like shape&#41;&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0035"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">7</span></a></p></li></ul></p><p id="par0060" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">In about 80&#37; 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1</a>&#41;&#46;</p><elsevierMultimedia ident="fig0005"></elsevierMultimedia><p id="par0070" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The stellate ganglion measures approximately 2&#46;5<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>cm<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>&#215;<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>1<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>cm<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>&#215;<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>0&#46;5<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>cm&#46; It is located in front of the neck of the first rib extending to the union of the seventh cervical vertebra and the first thoracic vertebra&#46; However&#44; its shape and location vary depending on the individual&#46; It is localized lateral and posterior to the lateral border of the long muscle of the neck&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0055"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">11</span></a> The ganglion may have a spindle&#44; triangular of globular shape&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0045"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">9</span></a></p><p id="par0075" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The most important vascular relationships are the carotid and vertebral arteries located at the level of C7&#46; However&#44; there can be a 10&#37; anatomical variation when the vertebral artery enters above C7&#46; It should be noted that incomplete osteogenesis might be present at the level of C7 so a medial-most approach should be maintained to prevent puncturing of the vertebral artery&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0050"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">10</span></a></p><p id="par0080" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">longus colli</span> muscle is the muscular landmark usually lateral to the ganglion and varying in thickness from 5 to 10<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>mm in C6 and from 8 to 10<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>mm in C7&#46; The total depth from the subcutaneous cell tissue to the transverse process at C6 usually does not exceed 16&#46;6<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>mm&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0050"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">10</span></a></p><p id="par0085" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The sympathetic fibers of the head&#44; neck and lower limbs cross the stellate or cervical-thoracic ganglion&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0050"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">10&#44;12</span></a></p><p id="par0090" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The efferent postganglionic nerve fibers go cross the head&#44; the neck&#44; the upper limbs and the heart&#46; The sympathetic postganglionic nerve endings release noradrenaline as the transmitter substance&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0065"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">13&#44;14</span></a></p><p id="par0095" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The stellate ganglion block causes a more complete denervation of the head and neck structures&#46; However&#44; there are a considerable number of people in whom somatic intrathoracic branches of the second nerve come together with the first spinal thoracic nerve&#46; These intrathoracic branches join the gray communicating vessels of the sympathetic fibers and arise from the second sympathetic thoracic ganglion and probably from the ganglion at T3&#46; These fibers join the lower section of the brachial plexus without crossing the stellate ganglion&#46; This explains the incomplete block of the upper extremities when only the block of the stellate ganglion proper is done&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0055"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">11</span></a></p></span><span id="sec0015" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0035">Indications</span><p id="par0100" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><ul class="elsevierStyleList" id="lis0005"><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0005"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0105" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Complex regional pain syndrome type 1 and type 2 of the upper extremities&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0050"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">10&#44;11&#44;13&#44;15&#44;16</span></a></p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0010"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0110" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Herpes Zoster-associated pain&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0050"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">10&#44;17&#44;18</span></a></p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0015"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0115" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Ischemic neuropathies&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0050"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">10&#44;13</span></a></p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0020"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0120" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Post-radiation neuritis&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0050"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">10&#44;11</span></a></p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0025"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0125" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Atypical facial pan&#44; orofacial pain syndrome&#44; including neuropathic orofacial pain&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0050"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">10&#44;11&#44;13</span></a></p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0030"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0130" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Sympathetic nerve maintained pain&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0050"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">10&#44;11</span></a></p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0035"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0135" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Vascular failure&#47;occlusive vascular disorder&#44; both acute and chronic of the upper extremities&#44; Raynaud&#39;s disease&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0055"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">11&#44;19</span></a></p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0040"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0140" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Quinine poisoning&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0055"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">11&#44;13&#44;20</span></a></p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0045"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0145" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Phantom limb&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0055"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">11&#44;13</span></a></p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0050"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0150" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Hyperhidrosis of the upper limb&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0055"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">11&#44;19</span></a></p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0055"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0155" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Cardiac arrhythmias&#58; cardiac ischemic pain&#44; long QT syndrome&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0050"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">10&#44;11&#44;13</span></a></p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0060"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0160" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Neuropathic pain syndromes due to cancer pain&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0065"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">13&#44;18</span></a></p></li></ul></p></span><span id="sec0020" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0040">Contraindications</span><p id="par0165" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><ul class="elsevierStyleList" id="lis0010"><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0065"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0170" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The patient refuses to undergo the procedure&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0055"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">11</span></a></p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0070"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0175" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Poor knowledge of the technique and of the anatomy&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0050"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">10&#44;11</span></a></p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0075"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0180" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Acquired coagulopathy &#40;anticoagulant therapy without bridge treatment&#41;&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0050"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">10&#44;11</span></a></p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0080"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0185" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Congenital coagulopathy&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0055"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">11</span></a></p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0085"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0190" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Localized infection&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0050"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">10&#44;11</span></a></p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0090"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0195" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Drug allergies &#40;local anesthetic or steroids&#41;&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0050"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">10&#44;11</span></a></p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0095"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0200" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Unable to sign the informed consent&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0050"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">10</span></a></p></li></ul></p></span><span id="sec0025" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0045">Materials</span><p id="par0205" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><ul class="elsevierStyleList" id="lis0015"><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0100"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0210" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Lineal transducer &#40;high frequency 8&#8211;12<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>MHz&#41;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0105"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0215" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">4&#8211;5<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>cm long short bevel 22&#44; 23 or 25<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>G gauge needle<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0030"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">6&#44;13</span></a>&#59; 22 gauge spinal needle may also be used&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0105"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">21</span></a></p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0110"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0220" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleItalic">Selection of medicines</span>&#58; Lidocaine &#40;1&#8211;2&#37;&#41; and bupivacaine &#40;0&#46;25&#37;&#41; have been used for the stellate ganglion block&#46; <a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0110"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">22</span></a> Lidocaine is a fast-acting short-duration anesthetic &#40;1&#8211;3<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>h&#41;&#44; usually with less cardiovascular side effects&#46; Bupivacaine has a longer life&#44; lasting 2&#8211;3 times more that lidocaine&#46; However&#44; Bupovacaine has high cardiovascular risks but it has become increasingly popular for stellate ganglion and other nerve blocks because of its excellent differential block of various nerve fibers and relative long action&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0115"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">23</span></a> The systemic effects of lidocaine or bupivacaine over the central nervous system and the cardiovascular system are not increased at a 10<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>ml dose&#44; unless there is intravascular spread&#46; <a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0115"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">23</span></a></p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0115"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0230" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleItalic">Other drugs</span>&#58; Local anesthetic &#40;0&#46;5&#37; &#8211; bupivacaine&#44; 0&#46;5&#37; ropivacaine&#44; 0&#46;25&#8211;0&#46;75&#37; levobupivacaine&#41;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0015"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">3&#44;10&#44;21&#44;24&#8211;26</span></a> and steroid &#40;methylprednisolone&#41;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0135"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">27</span></a>&#59; however&#44; some authors do not recommend the use of steroids&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0050"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">10</span></a></p></li></ul></p></span><span id="sec0030" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0050">Description of the technique</span><p id="par0235" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><ul class="elsevierStyleList" id="lis0020"><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0120"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">1&#46;</span><p id="par0240" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The patient is placed in decubitus supine position or in lateral decubitus&#44; with the head slightly extended &#40;a small pillow may be used between the shoulders&#41; and it has to be neutral or slightly rotated toward the opposite side of the procedure&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0125"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">2&#46;</span><p id="par0245" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Adequate asepsis of the neck is performed and sterile dressings are applied&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0130"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">3&#46;</span><p id="par0250" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">An initial scan is performed to identify structures&#58; thyroid&#44; carotid artery and jugular vein&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0135"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">4&#46;</span><p id="par0255" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The transverse process at C6 has been identified because of its prominent anterior tubercle&#44; different from C5 that is flat and C7 that does not have a tubercle<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0050"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">10</span></a> &#40;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0010">Fig&#46; 2</a>&#41;&#46;</p><elsevierMultimedia ident="fig0010"></elsevierMultimedia></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0140"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">5&#46;</span><p id="par0260" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The long muscle of the neck or <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">longus colli</span> is found above the transverse process of C6&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0145"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">6&#46;</span><p id="par0265" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Plain approximation is used to observe the needle path&#59; or&#44; in some cases&#44; outside the plane such as in the case of patients with a high body mass index &#40;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0015">Fig&#46; 3</a>&#41;&#46;</p><elsevierMultimedia ident="fig0015"></elsevierMultimedia></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0150"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">7&#46;</span><p id="par0270" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Ideally the puncture should be on the plane to see the tip of the needle at all times&#59; the needle is directed medially until it passes through the deep cervical fascia&#44; above the <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">longus colli</span> muscle&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0155"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">8&#46;</span><p id="par0275" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Approximately 5<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>ml of drug are injected&#44; observing the dissection between the carotid artery and the <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">longus colli</span> muscle&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0160"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">9&#46;</span><p id="par0280" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The patient is transferred to the recovery room for 30&#8211;60<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>min to assess any potential complications&#46;</p></li></ul></p><p id="par0285" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The stellate ganglion block may be performed several times&#44; according to the pathology and the patient&#39;s response&#46; When the response is adequate but the effect is short lasting&#44; radiofrequency may be considered&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0140"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">28</span></a></p></span><span id="sec0035" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0055">Signs of a successful block</span><p id="par0290" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><ul class="elsevierStyleList" id="lis0025"><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0165"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">1&#46;</span><p id="par0295" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Horner&#39;s syndrome&#58; Ptosis&#44; Miosis&#44; and Enophthalmos&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0170"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">2&#46;</span><p id="par0300" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Anhidrosis&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0175"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">3&#46;</span><p id="par0305" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Nasal congestion&#44; Guttman&#39;s sign and conjuntival&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0145"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">29&#44;30</span></a></p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0180"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">4&#46;</span><p id="par0310" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Venodilatation&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0185"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">5&#46;</span><p id="par0315" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Increase in temperature by at least 1&#176; centigrade&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0050"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">10</span></a></p></li></ul></p></span><span id="sec0040" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0060">Complications</span><p id="par0320" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Injury to the surrounding nerves and viscera&#58; brachial plexus injury&#44; trachea and esophagus trauma&#44; injury to the pleura or lung and bleeding or local hematomas&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0060"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">12</span></a><ul class="elsevierStyleList" id="lis0050"><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0250"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0410" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The presence of Horner&#39;s syndrome is a sign of block success but should also be seen as a side effect&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0255"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0325" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Dysphonia and a feeling of dysphagia may occur as a result of the recurrent laryngeal nerve&#46; This is the main reason why a bilateral block should not be performed since it may result in a loss of the pharyngeal reflexes and subsequent respiratory involvement&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0260"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0330" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Brachial plexus block leads to somatic block&#46; If this occurs&#44; the patient shall be instructed to avoid inadvertent trauma&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0265"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0335" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The intravascular injection of the local anesthetic agent is associated to toxicity&#59; the epidural injection usually enters the foramen with anterolateral angulation&#44; intrathecal injection with neuroaxial block&#46;</p></li></ul></p></span><span id="sec0065" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0065">Summary of complications<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0015"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">3</span></a></span><span id="sec0045" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0070">Frequent</span><p id="par0340" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><ul class="elsevierStyleList" id="lis0030"><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0190"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">1&#46;</span><p id="par0345" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Transient hoarseness and a foreign body sensation in the throat &#40;recurrent laryngeal nerve block&#41;&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0195"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">2&#46;</span><p id="par0350" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Horner&#39;s syndrome unpleasant effects &#40;miosis&#44; ptosis&#44; enophthalmos&#41;&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0200"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">3&#46;</span><p id="par0355" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Hematomas&#46;</p></li></ul></p></span><span id="sec0050" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0075">Infrequent</span><p id="par0360" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><ul class="elsevierStyleList" id="lis0035"><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0205"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">1&#46;</span><p id="par0365" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Brachial plexus effects&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0210"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">2&#46;</span><p id="par0370" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Phrenic nerve block&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0215"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">3&#46;</span><p id="par0375" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Pneumothorax&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0220"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">4&#46;</span><p id="par0380" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Osteitis of the transverse process&#46;</p></li></ul></p></span><span id="sec0055" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0080">Severe</span><p id="par0385" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><ul class="elsevierStyleList" id="lis0040"><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0225"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">1&#46;</span><p id="par0390" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Intra-arterial injection&#58; immediate neurological effects&#44; loss of consciousness&#44; seizures&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0230"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">2&#46;</span><p id="par0395" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Epidural&#47;intratecal injection slow presentation of symptoms&#46;</p></li></ul></p></span></span><span id="sec0060" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0085">Conclusions</span><p id="par0400" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The stellate ganglion block is a procedure frequently used for pain management&#46; Though there are multiple complications associated with the technique&#44; currently the procedure can be safer using ultrasonography&#46;</p></span><span id="sec0070" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0090">Conflicts of interest</span><p id="par0405" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The author has no conflicts of interest to declare&#46;</p></span><span id="sec0075" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0095">Funding</span><p id="par0415" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">None&#46;</p></span></span>"
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        "resumen" => "<span id="abst0005" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><p id="spar0005" class="elsevierStyleSimplePara elsevierViewall">The stellate ganglion block has multiple indications for pain management&#46; The technique has evolved from using anatomical landmarks to image-guided puncture with fluoroscopy and ultrasound&#46;</p><p id="spar0010" class="elsevierStyleSimplePara elsevierViewall">Ultrasonography is a very useful tool that allows for real time visualization of the vascular structures &#40;carotid&#44; vertebral artery&#41;&#44; the visceral structures &#40;esophagus&#41; and thus helps in preventing puncture injuries&#46; This article offers a description of the indications&#44; the ultrasound-guided technique and complications under the author&#39;s point of view&#46;</p></span>"
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