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KMID : 0363119950080020331
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Korean Journal of Pain
1995 Volume.8 No. 2 p.331 ~ p.335
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Effects of Stellate Ganglion Block for the Treatment of Bronchial Asthmatic Patients
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Abstract
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Asthma is a disease of the airways that is characterized by increased responsiveness of the tracheobronchial tree to a multiplicity of stimuli. A number of causes have been postulated for the increased airway reactivity of asthma is conservative
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beta-adrenergic agonist, methylxanthines, glucocorticoids, anticholinergics and mast cell stabilizing agent. Stellate ganglion block for the treatment of bronchial asthma has its controversies.
Stellate ganglion block was performed for the treatment of 3 patients with bronchial asthma. After stellate ganglion blocks, dyspnea, coughing and wheezing was markedly reduced.
Lung function test improved with l st case. Two asthma cases were able to discontinue medication for asthma.
No severe aggrevation of bronchial symptoms were noted after stellate ganglion blocks.
It suggested that stellate ganglion block can be safely performed on bronchial asthmatic patients
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