
02/25/2025
Here is our latest research on the use of SGB for the treatment of anxiety. This builds on an earlier paper.
Bilateral Stellate Ganglion Blocks (SGB) improved anxiety symptoms out to 3 months.
We performed a right-sided two level SGB on day one, and a left-sided two level SGB on day two on patients that presented with anxiety symptoms as their main complaint. We used a standard questionnaire for anxiety called the GAD-7, and compared baseline scores, with scores at one and three months. Out of 114 patients, 99 (or 86.8%) patients showed durable improvement in symptoms of anxiety out to 3 months.
Purpose: Determine if performing ultrasound-guided, bilateral, two-level cervical sympathetic chain blocks (2LCSB) (performed on subsequent days) provides durable improvement in symptoms associated with anxiety. Methods: A retrospective chart review was conducted between January 2022 and November 20...