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- Title
Systemic effects of fluoroscopically guided epidural steroid injection with dexamethasone.
- Authors
Woo Young Kang; Joon Woo Lee; Eugene Lee; Yusuhn Kang; Joong Mo Ahn; Heung Sik Kang
- Abstract
Background: Epidural steroid injections (ESIs) have been widely used in managing spinal pain. Dexamethasone has recently emerged as a useful drug in this setting, relative to particulate steroids, although the associated systemic effects have not been fully elucidated. This study aimed to investigate the incidences and types of systemic effects after fluoroscopically guided ESI with dexamethasone. Methods: This retrospective study included 888 ESIs with dexamethasone (fluoroscopically guided at the cervical and lumbosacral levels) performed on 825 patients during January to June 2017. Data regarding systemic effects were collected via telephone interviews using a standardized questionnaire at 2 weeks after the procedure. Data on patient demographic, clinical, and procedural characteristics were collected and analyzed to identify factors that were associated with systemic effects. All statistical analyses were performed using the chi-squared test. Results: Among the 825 patients, 40 patients (4.8%) experienced systemic effects during the 2-week follow-up period. The most common systemic effect was facial flushing (12 patients, 1.5%), which was followed by urticaria (7 patients, 0.8%) and insomnia (7 patients, 0.8%). A history of spine surgery was significantly associated with the occurrence of systemic effects (P = 0.036). Systemic effects were significantly more common for injections at the cervical level than at the lumbar level (P = 0.019). Conclusions: Approximately 4.8% of the patients who underwent ESI with dexamethasone experienced minor and transient systemic effects. These effects were more common in patients who had undergone a previous spine surgery or received a cervical ESI.
- Subjects
URTICARIA; EPIDURAL injections; DRUG side effects; TELEPHONE interviewing; SPINAL surgery; CHI-squared test
- Publication
Korean Journal of Pain, 2019, Vol 32, Issue 3, p178
- ISSN
2005-9159
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3344/kjp.2019.32.3.178