Tachycardia Following Ganglion Impar Block ()
Abstract
Objective: To understand an unusual complication of a low risk procedure. Design: This article chronicles the side effect of a Ganglion Impar Block. Setting: Loyola University Medical Center Outpatient Chronic Pain Clinic. Patients: One. Results: Our patient had tachycardia after a Ganglion Impar Block. Conclusions: An unusual complication of a ganglion impar block can be increased heart rate.
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E. Kinyungu, T. Buck and J. Holtman, "Tachycardia Following Ganglion Impar Block,"
Open Journal of Anesthesiology, Vol. 2 No. 5, 2012, pp. 217-218. doi:
10.4236/ojanes.2012.25049.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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