Complications of sympathetic blocks for visceral pain

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 152-156

  Alshab, Andrew K ^a   Goldner, Joshua D ^a   Panchal, Sunil J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^b COPE Foundation ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Celiac Plexus block; Complications of visceral blocks; Ganglion impar block; Hypogastric block; Interventional pain procedure; Splanchnic block

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; CONTRAST MEDIUM; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PHENOL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; BACKACHE; BLADDER SPHINCTER; BLEEDING; CARDIOTOXICITY; CELIAC PLEXUS; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; CONFUSION; CONVULSION; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; DISKITIS; DROWSINESS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DYSESTHESIA; FLUOROSCOPY; GANGLION BLOCK; HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEMATURIA; HICCUP; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INFECTION; NEEDLE; NERVE INJURY; NEURITIS; NEUROLYSIS; NEUROTOXICITY; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PARAPLEGIA; PATIENT SELECTION; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PERISTALSIS; PERONEUS NERVE PARALYSIS; PLEURISY; PUNCTURE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEIZURE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SIDE EFFECT; SURGICAL MASK; SYMPATHETIC BLOCKING; TASTE DISORDER; TECHNIQUE; TECHNOLOGY; VASOCONSTRICTION; VISCERAL PAIN;

EID: 34250793368     PISSN: 1084208X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.trap.2007.05.008     Document Type: Article

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