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Fungal Infections Associated with Epidural Steroid Injections: Risks and Mitigation Strategies
Purpose of ReviewThis review aims to explore the recent developments in understanding and managing fungal meningitis related to epidural steroid...
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Contrast flow in CT-guided lumbar interlaminar epidural steroid injections: does needle position effect the laterality of contrast flow?
PurposeTo evaluate the effect of needle position on the laterality of contrast flow in CT-guided lumbar interlaminar epidural steroid injections.
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Cost-effectiveness of Transforaminal epidural steroid injections for patients with ACUTE sciatica: a randomized controlled trial
BackgroundTransforaminal epidural injections with steroids (TESI) are increasingly being used in patients sciatica. The STAR (steroids against...
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An update on epidural steroid injections: is there still a role for particulate corticosteroids?
Epidural steroid injections (ESIs) play an important role in the multifaceted management of neck and back pain. Corticosteroid preparations used in...
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Effect of repeated transforaminal epidural low-dose dexamethasone injections on glucose profiles of diabetic and non-diabetic patients with low back pain
PurposeWe aimed to investigate the effect of repeated transforaminal epidural low-dose dexamethasone injections on glucose profiles and...
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Flushing After Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection with Dexamethasone
Purpose of ReviewEpidural steroid injections are an accepted treatment for low back pain and radicular symptoms. While epidural steroid injections...
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Interlaminar versus transforaminal epidural steroid injections: a review of efficacy and safety
Spine intervention is an important treatment option for the management of spinal pain, and the numbers of the most representative epidural steroid...
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Preoperative epidural steroid injections do not increase the risk of postoperative infection in patients undergoing lumbar decompression or fusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis
PurposeEpidural corticosteroid injections (ESI) are a mainstay of nonoperative treatment for patients with lumbar spine pathology. Recent literature...
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Complications of injections in conservative treatment of degenerative spine disease: a prospective unicentric study
BackgroundSpinal injection has been an accepted part of conservative therapy for degenerative diseases. The drugs used can cause side effects and...
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Spine injections: the rationale for CT guidance
Back pain is one of the most common medical problems and is associated with high socioeconomic costs. Imaging-guided spinal injections are a...
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Safety outcomes and improvement in pain scores after radiologist-performed fluoroscopy-guided interlaminar cervical epidural steroid injection
IntroductionImage-guided spine injections are an important tool in the management of patients with a variety of spinal pathologies. Our practice...
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The skeletal consequences of epidural steroid injections: a literature review
Mini AbstractThis literature review summarized studies that evaluated the effects of epidural steroid injections (ESIs) on skeletal health. While...
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Spinal Epidural Abscess
Purpose of ReviewThe goal of this review is to summarize the importance of identifying and treating a spinal epidural abscess. This review also...
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Radiation dose of fluoroscopy-guided versus ultralow-dose CT-fluoroscopy-guided lumbar spine epidural steroid injections
ObjectiveCompare radiation dose of lumbar spine epidural steroid injections (ESIs) performed under fluoroscopy guidance and ultralow-dose...
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Incidence of postoperative administration of opioids in dogs undergoing a tibial plateau leveling osteotomy after intra-operative liposomal bupivacaine administration with or without morphine epidural
ObjectiveTo determine the influence of two intraoperative pain management protocols on the need for additional opioids in patients receiving an...
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Transforaminal versus interlaminar CT-guided lumbar epidural steroid injections: prospective study of 237 patients with unilateral radicular pain and up to 5 years of follow-up
ObjectiveTo compare the efficacy of the transforaminal approach (TFA) versus the interlaminar approach (ILA) for CT-guided epidural steroid injection...
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“Platelet-Rich Plasma” epidural injection an emerging strategy in lumbar disc herniation: a Randomized Controlled Trial
BackgroundLumbar herniated disc (HNP) is mainly treated by conservative management. Epidural steroid injection (ESI) has been an option to treat...
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Transverse plane ultrasound-guided caudal epidural injections: sonographic anatomy and stepwise technique
PurposeThe present study aims to provide a step-by-step procedural and anatomical familiarization guide for transverse plane ultrasound (US)-guided...
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Risk factors for epidural anesthesia blockade failure in cesarean section: a retrospective study
BackgroundEpidural anesthesia (EA) is the regional anesthesia technique preferred over spinal anesthesia for pregnant women requiring cesarean...
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Readability and quality assessment of online patient education materials for spinal and epidural anesthesia
PurposeGuidelines recommend that health-related information for patients should be written at or below the sixth-grade level. We sought to evaluate...
