Electrical storm treatment by percutaneous stellate ganglion block: the STAR study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

An electrical storm (ES) is a clinical emergency with a paucity of established treatment options. Despite initial encouraging reports about the safety and effectiveness of percutaneous stellate ganglion block (PSGB), many questions remained unsettled and evidence from a prospective multicentre study was still lacking. For these purposes, the STAR study was designed.

Methods

This is a multicentre observational study enrolling patients suffering from an ES refractory to standard treatment from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2023. The primary outcome was the reduction of treated arrhythmic events by at least 50% comparing the 12 h following PSGB with the 12 h before the procedure. STAR operators were specifically trained to both the anterior anatomical and the later

SUBMITTER: Savastano S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10919918 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature