Effects of stellate ganglion block on cerebral haemodynamics as assessed by transcranial Doppler ultrasonography

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 669-673

  Gupta, M M ^a   Bithal, P K ^a   Dash, H H ^a   Chaturvedi, A ^a   Mahajan, R P ^b  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, regional, stellate ganglion; Autoregulation, cerebral; Blood, flow, cerebral; Blood, transient hyperaemic response test; Brain, cerebral perfusion pressure; Carbon dioxide, reactivity; Measurement techniques, transcranial Doppler; Zero flow pressure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN PERFUSION; CARBON DIOXIDE REACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME TYPE I; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STELLATE GANGLION BLOCK; ZERO FLOW PRESSURE;

EID: 27744451682     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aei230     Document Type: Article

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