Pharmacology of steroids used during epidural steroid injections

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 212-216

  Kushnerik, Vadim ^a   Altman, Glen ^a   Gozenput, Paul ^a  

^a NEW YORK DOWNTOWN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Epidural steroid injections; Pharmacology of steroids; Sciatica; Steroids; Toxicities of steroids

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; BENZYL ALCOHOL; BETAMETHASONE; BUFFER; CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; MACROGOL; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; MINERALOCORTICOID; PREDNISONE; STEROID; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ABSCESS; ADRENAL SUPPRESSION; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANXIETY; ARACHNOIDITIS; ARTERY EMBOLISM; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEPRESSION; DERMATITIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG STRUCTURE; EMBOLISM; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EUPHORIA; FLUID RETENTION; FLUSHING; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INSOMNIA; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; ISCHIALGIA; LIPID METABOLISM; LOW BACK PAIN; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; MOOD DISORDER; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NERVE BLOCK; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; NEUROTOXICITY; OPTIC NERVE LESION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PSYCHOSIS; RESTLESSNESS; SIDE EFFECT; STEROID THERAPY; URTICARIA; WOUND HEALING; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 71549123994     PISSN: 1084208X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.trap.2009.07.004     Document Type: Article

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