• Jiawei Hou, Shaofeng Pu, Xingguo Xu, Zhiqiang Lu, and Junzhen Wu.
• Department of Anesthesiology, The Third People's Hospital of Tongzhou District, Nantong City, 226311, Jiangsu Province, China.
• BMC Anesthesiol. 2022 Mar 24; 22 (1): 78.

ObjectiveTo observe whether ultrasound-guided stellate ganglion block (SGB) can effectively relieve migraine pain and improve the quality of migraine patients' life.Methods81 patients with migraines were enrolled in this study. The patients received SGB with 6 ml of 0.15% ropivacaine once every week for four times. Migraine was assessed with the Migraine Disability Assessment Scale (MIDAS) at baseline and three-months follow-up (Tm). The numerical rating scale (NRS) score at baseline, one day after treatment (Td) and Tm, the frequency of analgesic use in 3 months and the side effects were also recorded at the same time.ResultsThe NRS score of migraine subjects decreased significantly from 7.0 (2.0) to 3.0 (1.0) at Td and 2.0 (2.0) at Tm (vs baseline, P < 0.01). The MIDAS total scores were 14.0 (10.5) at baseline and 7.0 (4.5) at Tm (P < 0.001). During the three months, the frequency of analgesic consumption was decreased from 6.2 ± 2.8 to 1.9 ± 1.8. There were no serious side effects.ConclusionsThis study confirmed that ultrasound-guided SGB is an effective method to treat migraines. This technique can reduce pain and disability and then improve the quality of life of patients with migraines.© 2022. The Author(s).

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