Calming the storm - Stellate ganglion block in refractory ventricular arrhythmia in the emergency department

Am J Emerg Med. 2021 Jul:45:685.e5-685.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.12.063. Epub 2020 Dec 29.

Authors

Yaseen Mohd¹, Akshay Kumar¹, Irtiqa Sheikh¹, Afroz Fatima¹, Sanjeev Bhoi², Nayer Jamshed¹, Praveen Aggarwal¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 33436317
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.12.063

No abstract available

Keywords: Cardiac arrest; Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation; Emergency department; Refractory ventricular arrhythmia; Stellate ganglion block.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Autonomic Nerve Block / methods*
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Electric Countershock
Emergency Service, Hospital
Heart Arrest / etiology
Heart Arrest / therapy*
Humans
Male
Stellate Ganglion
Tachycardia, Ventricular / complications
Tachycardia, Ventricular / therapy*
Ultrasonography