Hypothalamic pituitary adrenocortical axis suppression following a single epidural injection of methylprednisolone acetate

Pain Physician

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2017, Pages E991-E1001

  Abdul, Aleem Jameel ^a   Ghai, Babita ^a   Bansal, Dipika ^b   Sachdeva, Naresh ^a   Bhansali, Anil ^a   Dhatt, Saravdeep Singh ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH NIPER   (India)

Author keywords

ACTH; Cortisol; Epidural injections; HPA; Steroids; Suppression

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; AGED; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDURAL ANALGESIA; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; INDIA; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INDIA; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 85035010336     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: 21501149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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