Author(s)

E. Ngugi Kinyungu, Troy Buck, Joseph R. Holtman

Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Pain Management and Pain Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, USA..

Objective: To understand an unusual complication of a low risk procedure. Design: This article chronicles the side effect of a Ganglion Impar Block. Setting: Loyola University Medical Center Outpatient Chronic Pain Clinic. Patients: One. Results: Our patient had tachycardia after a Ganglion Impar Block. Conclusions: An unusual complication of a ganglion impar block can be increased heart rate.

Ganglion Impar Block; Tachycardia

Kinyungu, E. , Buck, T. and Holtman, J. (2012) Tachycardia Following Ganglion Impar Block. Open Journal of Anesthesiology, 2, 217-218. doi: 10.4236/ojanes.2012.25049.