Complications of stellate ganglion block are all except?
A. Mediastinitis
B. Cardiac arrest
C. Pneumothorax
D. Mueller’s syndrome
Correct answer : D. Mueller’s syndrome
Mueller’s syndrome is a sign of successful stellate ganglion block in which there is warmth of the face and injection of the tympanic membrane.
Other signs of successful stellate ganglion block include:
Horner’s syndrome
lacrimation
flushing of conjunctiva and sclera
increase in skin temperature
engorged veins of the arm
flushing of cheek, face, neck and arm
anhidrosis of the face and neck
stuffiness of the nostril
Complications of stellate ganglion block include:
perforation of oesophagus
pneumothorax
cardiac arrest
mediastinitis
intercostal neuralgia.