Role of epidural steroids in the management of chronic spinal pain: A systematic review of effectiveness and complications

Pain Physician

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 127-143

  Abdi, Salahadin ^a,b   Datta, Sukdeb ^c   Lucas, Linda F ^d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Axial pain; Caudal; Epidural steroids; Interlaminar; Low back pain; Radiculopathy; Spinal pain; Spinal stenosis; Transforaminal

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; BETAMETHASONE; BETAMETHASONE ACETATE; BUPIVACAINE; CORTICOSTEROID; HYALURONIDASE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; MORPHINE SULFATE; PLACEBO; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; STEROID; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADRENAL SUPPRESSION; ANALGESIA; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; BODY WEIGHT DISORDER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CUSHING SYNDROME; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EMBASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FLUID RETENTION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEADACHE; HEARING LOSS; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; HYPERADRENOCORTICISM; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INFECTION; LIPOMATOSIS; LONG TERM CARE; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MYOPATHY; OSTEOPOROSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RADICULAR PAIN; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL PAIN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; VISUAL DISORDER; WEIGHT GAIN; WORK RESUMPTION;

EID: 14944368271     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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