Safety of epidural corticosteroid injections

I Pountos, M Panteli, G Walters, D Bush… - Drugs in R&D, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background and Objective Epidural corticosteroid injections (ESIs) have been used
for several decades and now represent the most common intervention performed for the …

Update on spinal epidural abscess

M Babic, CS Simpfendorfer… - Current Opinion in …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
SEA is a potentially devastating condition that is frequently missed. Protocols are put in
place to facilitate early evaluation of back pain in patients with red flags with appropriate …

[HTML][HTML] Lumbar spinal steroid injections and infection risk after spinal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

HA Patel, NS Cheppalli, AW Bhandarkar… - Asian Spine …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Lumbar spinal steroid injections (LSSI) are universally used as preferred diagnostic or
therapeutic treatment options before major spinal surgeries. Some recent studies have …

Preoperative epidural injections are associated with increased risk of infection after single-level lumbar decompression

S Yang, BC Werner, JM Cancienne, H Hassanzadeh… - The Spine Journal, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Context Lumbar epidural steroid injections (LESIs) are often performed
as a treatment option for lumbar stenosis and radiculopathy before lumbar decompression …

The impact of preoperative epidural injections on postoperative infection in lumbar fusion surgery

A Singla, S Yang, BC Werner, JM Cancienne… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2017 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Lumbar epidural steroid injections (LESIs) are performed for both diagnostic
and therapeutic purposes for a variety of indications, including low-back pain, the leading …

Spine injectables: what is the safest cocktail?

PJ MacMahon, AJ Huang… - American Journal of …, 2016 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. Spinal injections are common pain management procedures using
corticosteroids and local anesthetics. Most corticosteroid preparations are particulate …

[HTML][HTML] An epidural steroid injection in the 6 months preceding a lumbar decompression without fusion predisposes patients to post-operative infections

CJ Donnally III, AJ Rush III, S Rivera… - Journal of Spine …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background To determine if the timing of a lumbar epidural steroid injection (LESI) effects
rates of post-operative infection in patients receiving a non-fusion lumbar decompression …

Is there an association of epidural corticosteroid injection with postoperative surgical site infection after surgery for lumbar degenerative spine disease?

S Hartveldt, SJ Janssen, KB Wood, TD Cha… - Spine, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective study. Objective. To assess the relation between exposure to
epidural steroid injection (ESI) before surgery and occurrence of surgical site infection (SSI) …

[PDF][PDF] A brief study on abscess: a review

J Nayak, JN Mishra, NK Verma - EAS J Pharm Pharmacol, 2021 - easpublisher.com
Abscess is a localised collection of pus contained with a cavity and it is widely affected skin,
anal area, tooth pulp etc. It cause swallowing, pain, fever, the main cause of abscess is …

Infection risk of lumbar epidural injection in the operating theatre prior to lumbar fusion surgery

P Li, X Hou, L Gao, X Zheng - Journal of Pain Research, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose To determine the association between preoperative lumbar epidural injections
(LEIs) in the operating theater (OR) and the occurrence of surgical site infection (SSI) after …