No difference in pain reduction after epidural steroid injections in diabetic versus nondiabetic patients: A retrospective cohort study

No difference in pain reduction after epidural steroid injections in diabetic versus nondiabetic patients: A retrospective cohort study

Background and Aims: Diabetes affects peripheral and central neurons causing paresthesia, allodynia, hyperalgesia, and spontaneous pain. However, the effect of diabetes on response to epidural steroid injection (ESI) remains unknown. We hypothesized that diabetic patients receiving ESI will have dif...

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Main Authors: Francis Wong, Bahram Namdari, Suzanne Dupler, Mario Farias Kovac, Natalya Makarova, Jarrod E Dalton, Alparslan Turan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology
Subjects:
Diabetes mellitus
epidural
injections
pain
Online Access:http://www.joacp.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9185;year=2016;volume=32;issue=1;spage=84;epage=88;aulast=Wong

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