Ultrasound-guided sphenopalatine ganglion block for effective analgesia during awake fiberoptic nasotracheal intubation: A case report
Hangil Kang, Seongjae Park, Yehun Jin, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, National Cancer Center, Goyang-si 10408, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Author contributions: Jin Y designed the research; Kang H, Park S and Jin Y performed the research; Kang H and Jin Y analyzed the data and wrote the paper.
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https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Corresponding author: Yehun Jin, MD, Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, National Cancer Center, 323 Ilsan-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si 10408, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. jessandjulia@naver.com
Received: February 20, 2024
Revised: March 13, 2024
Accepted: April 3, 2024
Published online: May 16, 2024