Why the study?
Does left stellate ganglion block with mepivacaine increase tibial nerve muscle sympathetic activity in healthy male volunteers?
Population
25 healthy male volunteers
Comparison
Left stellate ganglion block with 7 ml 1%… vs Placebo or intramuscular injection
Design
Other, sequentially assigned
Follow-up
before and after injection
Authors
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May increase sympathetic outflow after left stellate ganglion block; hypothesis-generating for effects in cardiovascular disease.
Does left stellate ganglion block with mepivacaine increase tibial nerve muscle sympathetic activity in healthy male volunteers?
Left stellate ganglion block with mepivacaine increases efferent muscle sympathetic nerve activity and heart rate in healthy humans.
Ikeda et al. (1996) studied this question.
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