A randomized clinical trial of three different steroid agents for treatment of low backache through the caudal route

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-33

  Datta, Rashmi ^a   Upadhyay, K K ^b  

^a ARMY HOSPITAL RESEARCH AND REFERRAL   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dexametbasone; Epidural steroid injections; Methylprednisolone; Sciatica; Triamcinolone

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; DEXAMETHASONE ACETATE; DICLOFENAC; LONG ACTING DRUG; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADULT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEARING; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE PAIN; INTRAVASCULAR INJECTION; ISCHIALGIA; LEG PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGITIS; MONOTHERAPY; NAUSEA; NERVE ROOT INJURY; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RADICULAR PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPEAT PROCEDURE; SIDE EFFECT; TINNITUS; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VOMITING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84055189337     PISSN: 03771237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-1237(11)80007-9     Document Type: Article

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