Haemodynamic effects of a left stellate ganglion block in ASA I patients. An echocardiographic study

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 79-84

  Schlack, W ^a   Dinter, W ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Autonomic nerve block; Cardiovascular physiology; Echocardiography; Haemodynamics; Left; Regional anaesthesia; Stellate ganglion; Ultrasonography; Ventricular function

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; STELLATE GANGLION BLOCK;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; BUPIVACAINE; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CARDIAC VOLUME; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN; STELLATE GANGLION; STROKE VOLUME; SYNDROME; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR PRESSURE;

EID: 0034002951     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2346.2000.00606.x     Document Type: Article

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