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Combining Stellate ganglion block and intravenous regional anesthesia to treat complex regional pain syndrome

A 19-years’ experience in a tertiary center

Abdelkarim S. Aloweidi, Sami A. Abu Halaweh, Mahmoud M. Al-Mustafa, Islam M. Massad, Ibraheem Y. Qudaisat, Aws M. Khanfar, Jihad M. Ajlouni, Shaher T. Alhadidi, Ahmad I. El-Share, Mohammad A. Jarbeh and Anas A. Al-Oweidi
Saudi Medical Journal October 2022, 43 (10) 1168-1172; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2022.43.10.20220318
Abdelkarim S. Aloweidi
From the Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care (Aloweidi, Abu Halaweh, Al-Mustafa, Massad, Qudaisat, El-Share, Jarbeh); from the Department of Orthopedics (Khanfar, Ajlouni Alhadidi), School of Medicine; and from the Department of Internal Medicine (Al-Oweidi), Faculty of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
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Sami A. Abu Halaweh
From the Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care (Aloweidi, Abu Halaweh, Al-Mustafa, Massad, Qudaisat, El-Share, Jarbeh); from the Department of Orthopedics (Khanfar, Ajlouni Alhadidi), School of Medicine; and from the Department of Internal Medicine (Al-Oweidi), Faculty of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
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Mahmoud M. Al-Mustafa
From the Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care (Aloweidi, Abu Halaweh, Al-Mustafa, Massad, Qudaisat, El-Share, Jarbeh); from the Department of Orthopedics (Khanfar, Ajlouni Alhadidi), School of Medicine; and from the Department of Internal Medicine (Al-Oweidi), Faculty of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
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Islam M. Massad
From the Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care (Aloweidi, Abu Halaweh, Al-Mustafa, Massad, Qudaisat, El-Share, Jarbeh); from the Department of Orthopedics (Khanfar, Ajlouni Alhadidi), School of Medicine; and from the Department of Internal Medicine (Al-Oweidi), Faculty of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
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Ibraheem Y. Qudaisat
From the Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care (Aloweidi, Abu Halaweh, Al-Mustafa, Massad, Qudaisat, El-Share, Jarbeh); from the Department of Orthopedics (Khanfar, Ajlouni Alhadidi), School of Medicine; and from the Department of Internal Medicine (Al-Oweidi), Faculty of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
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Aws M. Khanfar
From the Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care (Aloweidi, Abu Halaweh, Al-Mustafa, Massad, Qudaisat, El-Share, Jarbeh); from the Department of Orthopedics (Khanfar, Ajlouni Alhadidi), School of Medicine; and from the Department of Internal Medicine (Al-Oweidi), Faculty of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
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Jihad M. Ajlouni
From the Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care (Aloweidi, Abu Halaweh, Al-Mustafa, Massad, Qudaisat, El-Share, Jarbeh); from the Department of Orthopedics (Khanfar, Ajlouni Alhadidi), School of Medicine; and from the Department of Internal Medicine (Al-Oweidi), Faculty of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
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Shaher T. Alhadidi
From the Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care (Aloweidi, Abu Halaweh, Al-Mustafa, Massad, Qudaisat, El-Share, Jarbeh); from the Department of Orthopedics (Khanfar, Ajlouni Alhadidi), School of Medicine; and from the Department of Internal Medicine (Al-Oweidi), Faculty of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
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Ahmad I. El-Share
From the Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care (Aloweidi, Abu Halaweh, Al-Mustafa, Massad, Qudaisat, El-Share, Jarbeh); from the Department of Orthopedics (Khanfar, Ajlouni Alhadidi), School of Medicine; and from the Department of Internal Medicine (Al-Oweidi), Faculty of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
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Mohammad A. Jarbeh
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Anas A. Al-Oweidi
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Saudi Medical Journal Oct 2022, 43 (10) 1168-1172; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2022.43.10.20220318

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