Stellate ganglion block and ventricular arrhythmias
An electrical or ventricular storm is a life-threatening condition that must be treated as soon as possible. Here we have successfully saved a 32-year-old male patient with ventricular storm by going beyond the conventional treatment of ACLS. The ultrasound-guided stellate ganglion block terminates sympathetic over discharge thus terminates electrical storm. The emergency physicians need to be aware of the right timing, indication & ultrasound-guided nerve block technique as it is time a sensitive & final rescue technique to save the patient. Lack of expertise can lead to treatment failure or delay which can lead to poor resuscitation outcomes.
Authors
- Rahul Chouhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8866-1046)
- Ankur Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1124-5658)
- Amit Kumar Rohila (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6985-3453)
- Anil Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9090-8239)
- Divya Carey Chouhan
- Abhishek Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2463-5061)
- Sreevidya CM
- Kailash
- Mahaveer Singh Rodha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8384-9197)
- Sumitha Murthy
- Avanshu Bansal
Institutions
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- QJM
- Published
- 2024-08-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcae168
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00