Differential rates of intravascular uptake and pain perception during lumbosacral epidural injection among adults using a 22-gauge needle versus 25-gauge needle: a randomized clinical trial

BACKGROUND: Inadvertent intravascular injection has been suggested as the most probable mechanism behind serious neurological complications during transforaminal epidural steroid injections. Authors believe a smaller gauge needle may lead to less intravascular uptake and less pain. Theoretically, th...

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Autores principales: Raju, Robin, Mehnert, Michael, Stolzenberg, David, Simon, Jeremy, Conliffe, Theodore, Gehret, Jeffrey
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7469311/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32883241
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12871-020-01137-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7469311/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32883241
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12871-020-01137-0

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