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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Nov 2020
CommentImages in anesthesiology: three safe, simple, and inexpensive methods to administer the sphenopalatine ganglion block.
- Danielle Levin and Shaul Cohen.
- Anesthesiology, St Elizabeth's Medical Center, Brighton, Massachusetts, USA daniellelevinmd@gmail.com.
- Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2020 Nov 1; 45 (11): 880-882.
AbstractThe sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) block is a simple and valuable technique that was discovered over a century ago, but, unfortunately, very few anesthesiology providers are familiar with this block. After some of our recent publications, physicians from different countries have reached out to us requesting more specifics on how we perform our version of the block. In this report, we provide a brief history of the block and demonstrate our three effective, simple, readily available, and inexpensive methodologies with images. We are proud to share that our three SPG block techniques have so far effectively relieved patients of chronic migraines, acute migraines, tension headaches, moderate-to-severe back pain, and post-dural puncture headaches.© American Society of Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine 2020. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
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