The bilateral effect of stellate ganglion block on the facial skin blood flow

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 389-392

  Kakuyama, Masahiro ^a   Toda, Hiroshi ^a   Osawa, Masami ^a   Fukuda, Kazuhiko ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Local anesthetic; Skin blood flow; Stellate ganglion block

Indexed keywords

MEPIVACAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOWMETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; HEART OUTPUT; HORNER SYNDROME; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; STELLATE GANGLION BLOCK;

EID: 0034235019     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rapm.2000.6450     Document Type: Article

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