STELLATE GANGLION BLOCKS

Course overview

STELLATE GANGLION BLOCK (SGB) IS USED FOR THE TREATMENT OF MANY MEDICAL CONDITIONS INCLUDING COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME AND PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE. HISTORICALLY, THE ANESTHETIC HAS BEEN INJECTED AT THE C6 OR C7 VERTEBRAL LEVEL WITH THE CHASSIGNAC’S TUBERCLE, THE CRICOID CARTILAGE, AND THE CAROTID ARTERY SERVING AS THE ANATOMIC LANDMARKS TO THE PROCEDURE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE INDICATIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS AND COMPLICATIONS OF A STELLATE GANGLION BLOCK AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC PAIN.