Patient-controlled epidural analgesia was associated with reduced postoperative pain intensity among patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty. After total knee arthroplasty (TKA), ...

A MRI of the total spine was obtained in the setting of diminished rectal tone, which demonstrated an extensive ventral epidural collection that extended from C5-T3 with evidence of significant ...

With an epidural steroid injection, a steroid or corticosteroid medication is injected into a part of the spine called the epidural space. The goal is to help reduce certain kinds of back pain.

There appears to be limited evidence supporting the use of epidural steroid injections for certain types of chronic lower back pain, new guidance from the American Academy of Neurology finds.

The review focused on the use of epidural steroid injections to reduce pain for people with radiculopathy and spinal stenosis. Radiculopathy is a condition caused by a pinched nerve in your spine.

Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window Epidural steroid shots for back pain had mixed results, an AAN review showed. The treatment demonstrated promising ...

Results: A total of 166,292 dizziness case reports were obtained, with 128 cases specifically related to postoperative analgesia. The number of dizziness reports has been increasing yearly, with a ...

We compared its analgesic efficacy with thoracic epidural block for upper abdominal cancer surgeries. Methods: This prospective study included 60 patients, 18 to 65 years old with ASA class II who ...

Adding opioids to local anaesthetics has been shown to have beneficial effects during epidural analgesia. Our hypothesis was that adding morphine to bupivacaine for PVB would improve analgesia ...