[HTML][HTML] Preoperative Epidural Steroid Injections and Postoperative Infections After Lumbar or Cervical Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

WM Hooten, ND Eberhart, F Cao, DJ Gerberi… - … : Innovations, Quality & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective To determine the risk difference and 95% prediction intervals (PIs) for
postoperative infections (POIs) associated with preoperative epidural steroid injections …

The Anatomy, Technique, Safety, and Efficacy of Image-Guided Epidural Access

T Maus - Radiologic Clinics, 2024 - radiologic.theclinics.com
Radicular pain, a common clinical challenge, is the product of both neural compression and
inflammatory response; there is face validity for the epidural administration of an anti …

[PDF][PDF] Impact of preoperative spinal injections within 30 days of lumbar decompression on surgical outcomes: a matched institutional study: Presented at the 2023 …

P Flanigan, KR Nathani, M Martini… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2023 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The authors sought to determine how the temporal proximity of lumbar epidural
spinal injection prior to surgery impacts clinical outcomes (eg, 30-day readmission …

The impact of preoperative spinal injection timing on the postoperative complications of lumbar fusion

P Mirpuri, S Khalid, R Colliander, P King, X Tao… - World Neurosurgery, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective To determine the impact of epidural spinal injections (ESIs) on postoperative
surgical complications. Methods This retrospective all-payer database analysis identified …

Preoperative Cervical Epidural Steroid Injections: Utilization and Postoperative Complications in ACDF, PCDF, and Decompression

H Alasadi, J Baidya, Y Alasadi, Z Chakrani… - Clinical Spine …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. Objective: Identify factors associated with cervical
epidural steroid injection (CESI) receipt before anterior cervical discectomy and fusion …