"Injections, Epidural" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The injection of drugs, most often analgesics, into the spinal canal without puncturing the dura mater.
| Descriptor ID |
D007268
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.319.267.530.580.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Injections, Epidural- Injections, Epidural
- Extradural Injections
- Peridural Injections
- Injections, Peridural
- Injection, Peridural
- Peridural Injection
- Injections, Extradural
- Extradural Injection
- Injection, Extradural
- Epidural Injections
- Epidural Injection
- Injection, Epidural
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2015 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2016 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Injections, Epidural" by people in Profiles.
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Kitei PM, Surrey DE, Stolzenberg DS, Simon JI. Assessment of epidural fat at C7-T1 with image review prior to cervical interlaminar epidural steroid injections. Pain Med. 2023 09 01; 24(9):1114-1115.
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Lee Y, Issa TZ, Kanhere AP, Lambrechts MJ, Ciesielka KA, Kim J, Hilibrand AS, Kepler CK, Schroeder GD, Vaccaro AR, Canseco JA. Preoperative epidural steroid injections do not increase the risk of postoperative infection in patients undergoing lumbar decompression or fusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur Spine J. 2022 Dec; 31(12):3251-3261.
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Kitei PM, Surrey DE, Simon JI, Stolzenberg DS. The Fluoroscopic-Guided Cervical Transarticular Epidural Steroid Injection. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2023 01 01; 102(1):e3-e6.
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Simon JI, Gehret J, Larsen ES, Hummerston KS, Koehler Iii PJ, Kitei PM. Caudal Epidural Steroid Injections in the Setting of Remaining on Antithrombotics: A Retrospective Study. Pain Physician. 2021 09; 24(6):E821-E828.
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Sinha A, Conliffe T, Mehnert M. Letter to the Editor - "Do Preoperative Epidural Steroid Injections Increase the Risk of Infection After Lumbar Surgery?" Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2021 06 15; 46(12):E701-E702.
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Chang A, Ng AT. Complications Associated with Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2020 Sep 29; 24(11):67.
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Raju R, Mehnert M, Stolzenberg D, Simon J, Conliffe T, Gehret J. 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. BMC Anesthesiol. 2020 09 03; 20(1):222.
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Petrin Z, Marino RJ, Oleson CV, Simon JI, McCormick ZL. Paralysis After Lumbar Interlaminar Epidural Steroid Injection in the Absence of Hematoma: A Case of Congestive Myelopathy Due to Spinal Dural Arteriovenous Fistula and a Review of the Literature. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2020 09; 99(9):e107-e110.
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Chang A, Wang D. Complications of Fluoroscopically Guided Cervical Interlaminar Epidural Steroid Injections. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2020 Aug 26; 24(10):63.
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Dillingham TR, Annaswamy TM, Plastaras CT. Evaluation of persons with suspected lumbosacral and cervical radiculopathy: Electrodiagnostic assessment and implications for treatment and outcomes (Part II). Muscle Nerve. 2020 10; 62(4):474-484.