ArticleJournal of pain research2020
Infection Risk of Lumbar Epidural Injection in the Operating Theatre Prior to Lumbar Fusion Surgery.
Article in Journal of pain research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- Effect of Preoperative Epidural Spinal Injections on Complications After Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion.Global spine journal · 2026Article
- Analgesic Efficacy of Epidural Neuroplasty via Racz Catheter During Lumbar Fixation In Situ for Lumbosacral Spondylolisthesis: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Anesthesiology research and practice · 2026Article
- FactFinders for patient safety: Do epidural steroid injections increase the risk of fracture or lumbar surgical site infection?Interventional pain medicine · 2025Article
- The association between preoperative epidural steroid injections and postoperative cervical and lumbar surgical site infections: A systematic review and meta-analysis.North American Spine Society journal · 2024Review
- Preoperative Epidural Steroid Injections and Postoperative Infections After Lumbar or Cervical Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Mayo Clinic proceedings. Innovations, quality & outcomes · 2023Article
- Lumbar Spinal Steroid Injections and Infection Risk after Spinal Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Asian spine journal · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeTo determine the association between preoperative lumbar epidural injections (LEIs) in the operating theater (OR) and the occurrence of surgical site infection (SSI) after posterior lumbar instrumented fusion surgery.
methodsThis study was performed from January 2015 to September 2019. We enrolled 2312 patients who underwent lumbar surgery without LEIs (control group) and 469 patients who underwent lumbar surgery after LEIs in the OR. We further separated the patients by the time interval between the LEIs and surgery: 1) for the 0-1 M group, lumbar surgery was performed within 1 month after the LEIs, and 2) for the >1 M group, it was performed more than 1 month after the LEIs.
resultsThe postoperative infection rate in the 0-1 M group was considerably higher than that in the control group (
conclusionThe administration of LEIs without steroids in the OR before lumbar instrumented fusion does not significantly increase patients' risk of postoperative infection. We recommend avoiding steroid injections administered within 1 month before lumbar instrumented fusion.
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