J Korean Pain Soc.  1994 May;7(1):49-52.

The Use of Sticker Type Temperature Indicator in Stellate Ganglion Block

• Yoon DM
• Oh HK
• Ishizaki K
• Fujita T

Abstract

Measurement of skin temperature is most frequently used to evaluate effect of sympathetic block. Sticker type skin temperature indicator, ProChecker(R), uses metamocolor, which changes the darkness of the color by giving and taking of electrons in response to temperature. We examined the accuracy of this skin temperature indicator in pain clinic patients who were treated with stellate ganglion block. Ten minutes before, and 10-20 minutes after stellate ganglion block, skin temperature on both dorsum of hand were measured using both ProChecker(R) and thermography concurrently. The results showed that skin temperature measured by ProChecker(R) was feasible, in correlation to thermography. Sticker type temperature indicator (ProChecker(R)) is concluded as a useful monitor of skin temperature during nerve block in outpatient clinics.

Keyword

ProChecker(R); Skin temperature; Stellate ganglion block

MeSH Terms

Ambulatory Care Facilities
Darkness
Hand
Humans
Nerve Block
Pain Clinics
Skin Temperature
Stellate Ganglion*
Thermography