The importance of perfusion index monitoring in evaluating the efficacy of stellate ganglion blockage treatment in Raynaud’s disease

The importance of perfusion index monitoring in evaluating the efficacy of stellate ganglion blockage treatment in Raynaud’s disease

Stellate ganglion blockage (SGB) is a method used for treating Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP). This study primarily aimed to determine whether the perfusion index (PI) can be used an alternative to Horner’s signs in evaluating the efficacy of SGB in patients diagnosed with RP. In a total of 40 patients,...

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Main Authors: Ömer Fatih Şahin, Ebru Tarıkçı Kılıç, Yakup Aksoy, Ayhan Kaydu, Erhan Gökçek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-01-01
Series:Libyan Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
Raynaud’s phenomenon
perfusion index
stellate ganglion blockage; pain; Horner's sign
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19932820.2017.1422666

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19932820.2017.1422666

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