Ultrasound-Guided Suprazygomatic Nerve Blocks to the Pterygopalatine Fossa: A Safe Procedure.
Cameron R SmithKatie J DickinsonGabriela CarrazanaAstrid BeyerJessica C SpanaFernanda J P TeixeiraKyle ZamajtukCarolina B MacielKatharina M BuslPublished in: Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) (2022)
We have not identified clinically significant adverse effects from PPFB performed with an ultrasound-guided suprazygomatic approach in a large cohort in the hospital setting. PPFBs are a safe and well-tolerated pain management strategy; however, prospective multicenter studies are needed.