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

Daniel Chun-Suk OhLeia RispoliPriyanka E Ghosh Amitabh 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