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Epidural Steroid Injections for the Management of Spinal Malignancy-Related Pain: A Pragmatic Review and Retrospective Study.

Daniel Chun-Suk OhLeia RispoliPriyanka E GhoshAmitabh Gulati
Published in: Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain (2020)
There is inconclusive evidence to use ESIs to treat spinal malignancy-related pain in the current literature. Our retrospective review provides level III evidence for our conclusion that ESIs are safe and efficacious to treat spinal malignancy-related pain. Thoracic/lumbosacral injections led to significantly better pain relief compared with caudal injections.
Keyphrases
  • spinal cord
  • chronic pain
  • neuropathic pain
  • pain management
  • systematic review
  • ultrasound guided
  • spinal cord injury
  • randomized controlled trial
  • clinical trial
  • postoperative pain