Methods of patient-controlled pain management included epidural analgesia with ropivacaine and fentanyl and IV analgesia with fentanyl. Among the study population, the median age was 71 (IQR, ...

Correspondence to Dr W Brinjikji, Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, OL1-112 SMH, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; Brinjikji.waleed{at}mayo.edu Spinal epidural arteriovenous fistulas ...

The failure to demonstrate efficacy of epidural steroid injections for lumbar spinal stenosis suggests that this extremely common practice does not stand on firm evidence. Furthermore, some ...

American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine guidelines highlight SSI prevention in regional anesthesia and ...

Some evidence seen for epidural steroid injections reducing pain and disability in cervical and lumbar radiculopathies and possibly in lumbar spinal stenosis. HealthDay News — There is some evidence ...

“The current study analyzes the broader hip fracture population treated with cemented implants, which also demonstrates that patients undergoing neuraxial anesthesia (spinal or epidural ...

Researchers found that ESIs probably reduced short-term pain and disability and possibly reduced long-term disability. HealthDay News — There is some evidence for epidural steroid injections ...

Researchers found that epidural steroid injections probably reduced ... review to evaluate the use of ESIs in cervical and lumbar spinal stenosis and radiculopathies. Due to the variability ...

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It's unclear whether injections are effective for patients with pinched nerves or spinal stenosis in their necks. "Our review affirms the limited effectiveness of epidural steroid injections in ...