"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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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2015 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2016 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Injections, Epidural" by people in Profiles.
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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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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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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.
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Stolzenberg DS, Young GW, Mehnert MJ. Practice Pearl: Overcoming Inadequate C-Arm Obliquity for Cervical Interlaminar Epidural Injections. Pain Med. 2019 06 01; 20(6):1253-1255.
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Stolzenberg D, Ahn JJ, Kurd M. Fluoroscopically Guided Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection: Procedural Technique. Clin Spine Surg. 2018 08; 31(7):297-299.
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Stolzenberg DS, Greis AC. The Space of Okada with Bilateral Facet Joint Arthrograms During a Lumbar Interlaminar Epidural Injection. Pain Med. 2018 03 01; 19(3):636-637.
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Wei JJ, Chotai S, Sivaganesan A, Archer KR, Schneider BJ, Yang AJ, Devin CJ. Effect of pre-injection opioid use on post-injection patient-reported outcomes following epidural steroid injections for radicular pain. Spine J. 2018 05; 18(5):788-796.