Guidelines for the proper use of epidural steroid injections for the chronic pain patient

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 288-295

  Deer, Timothy ^a,b   Ranson, Matthew ^a   Kapural, Leonardo ^c   Diwan, Sudhir A ^d  

^a Center for Pain Relief   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidurals; Flouroscopy; Guidelines; Radiculopathy; Steroids

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CORTISONE; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; STEROID; TRIAMCINOLONE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ARTICLE; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; BACKACHE; CHRONIC PAIN; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SAFETY; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADICULAR PAIN; RADICULOPATHY; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL PAIN;

EID: 71549142559     PISSN: 1084208X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.trap.2009.06.010     Document Type: Article

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