Stellate ganglion block may prevent the development of neurogenic pulmonary edema and improve the outcome

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 158-161

  Zhang, Lili ^a   Yao, Jianyu ^a   Zhang, Tianze ^a   Jin, Jin ^a   Zeng, Xianzhang ^a   Yue, Ziyong ^a  

^a THE SECOND AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NORADRENALIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LUNG CIRCULATION; LUNG EDEMA; NEUROGENIC PULMONARY EDEMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; STELLATE GANGLION BLOCK;

CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NOREPINEPHRINE; PULMONARY CIRCULATION; PULMONARY EDEMA; STELLATE GANGLION; SYMPATHOLYTICS;

EID: 84872319747     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: 15322777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2012.11.017     Document Type: Article

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