Lumbar transforaminal epidural dexamethasone: A prospective, randomized, double-blind, dose-response trial

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 572-578

  Ahadian, Farshad M ^a,c   McGreevy, Kai ^b   Schulteis, Gerhard ^a,b  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; DEXAMETHASONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL GLOBAL IMPRESSION SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADICULAR PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLE SIZE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; DEXAMETHASONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADICULOPATHY;

EID: 80055080205     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: 15328651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e318232e843     Document Type: Article

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