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Stellate Ganglion Blockade as Rescue Therapy for Recurrent Torsades de Pointes and as a Bridge to Surgical Sympathectomy in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report.

Ryan McWhirter, Tsione Holly, Ihab A Ayad, Jeremy P Moore, Reshma Biniwale, Siamak Rahman

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Ryan McWhirterFrom the Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA Health System, Los Angeles, California.
Tsione HollyFrom the Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA Health System, Los Angeles, California.
Ihab A AyadFrom the Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA Health System, Los Angeles, California.
Jeremy P MooreDivision of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, UCLA Health System, Los Angeles, California.
Reshma BiniwaleDivision of Congenital Cardiovascular Surgery, Mattel Children's Hospital, Department of Surgery, UCLA Health System, Ahmanson/UCLA Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center, Los Angeles, California.
Siamak RahmanFrom the Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA Health System, Los Angeles, California.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Management of refractory ventricular fibrillation (VF) in patients with implantable implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) presents a therapeutic challenge. We present a case of pediatric refractory ventricular tachycardia (VT)/Torsade de Pointe managed effectively with bilateral stellate ganglion block (SGB) with a long-acting local anesthetic for 18 days as a bridge to more definitive surgical management.

Indexed as

Autonomic Nerve BlockStellate GanglionSympathectomyTorsades de PointesChildDefibrillators, ImplantableHumansMaleRecurrenceTachycardia, Ventricular

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PMID39831719
PMCPMC11761018

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