Incidence of inadvertent intercostal or epidural spread during thoracic sympathetic ganglion block.

Published in: Anesthesia and pain medicine (2020)

Thoracic SBs showed a high incidence (47.5%) of inadvertent epidural or intercostal injection. Thus, special attention is required for the diagnosis of SMP or the injection of any neurolytic agent around sympathetic ganglion.

Keyphrases

spinal cord
neuropathic pain
risk factors
spinal cord injury
ultrasound guided
thoracic surgery
working memory
optic nerve
optical coherence tomography