ArticleFrontiers in surgery2021
Effects of Stellate Ganglion Block Through Different Approaches Under Guidance of Ultrasound.
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- Esketamine-augmented stellate ganglion block improves postoperative sleep quality after gynecological laparoscopic surgery: a randomized controlled trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2026Trial
- Curative Effect and Autonomic Nerve Function of Patients With Primary Insomnia of Liver Depression and Spleen Deficiency Type Based on the Acupoint Selection of Meridian Theory: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Bilateral Stellate Ganglion Block After Ventricular Arrhythmia May Hide Clinical Signs of the Cushing Triad: A Case Study and Review of the Literature.Case reports in critical care · 2026Article
- The effect of ultrasound-guided single right stellate ganglion block on postoperative first night sleep in maxillofacial surgery patients: a single center randomized controlled study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Article
- The Ganglia of the Head and Neck: Clinical Relevance for the Interventional Pain Physician.Current pain and headache reports · 2025Review
- The effect of stellate ganglion block on postoperative recovery quality in peri-menopausal women undergoing gynecological laparoscopic surgery.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Effect of stellate ganglion block on perioperative myocardial injury following thoracoscopic surgery for lung cancer (SGBMI): protocol for a single-centre, randomised controlled trial.BMJ open respiratory research · 2024Article
- Ultrasound-Guided Blocks for Spine Surgery: Part 1-Cervix.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- Visualizing stellate ganglion with US imaging for guided SGB treatment: A feasibility study with healthy adults.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022Article
- Ultrasound-guided stellate ganglion acupuncture for chronic insomnia disorder using fNIRS: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in neurologyArticle
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Abstract
objectiveThis study aimed to investigate the effects of stellate ganglion block (SGB) through different approaches under guidance of ultrasound.
methodsA total of 130 patients undergoing SGB in our hospital between February 2019 and February 2020 were enrolled as the research subjects. According to the random number table method, these subjects were divided into two groups: a modified 6th cervical vertebra (C6) group (
resultsThe modified C6 group showed shorter SGB operation duration and a lower number of puncture angle adjustments than the C7 group, and the differences were statistically significant (
conclusionThe operation duration for modified SGB guided by ultrasound puncturing at the C6 transverse process is shorter and requires fewer puncture angle adjustments than puncturing at the C7 transverse process; however, there is no significant difference between the incidence of adverse reactions or the blocking effects of the two methods.
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