Complications and side effects of cervical and lumbosacral selective nerve root injections

被引:76
作者
Huston, CW
Slipman, CW
Garvin, C
机构
[1] Orthoped Clin Assoc, Scottsdale, AZ 85260 USA
[2] Univ Penn, Med Ctr, Penn Spine Ctr, Dept Rehabil Med, Philadelphia, PA USA
[3] Univ Florida, Coll Med, Gainesville, FL USA
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ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION | 2005年 / 86卷 / 02期
关键词
injections; nerve root disorder; postoperative complications; radiculitis; rehabilitation;
D O I
10.1016/j.apmr.2004.02.018
中图分类号
R49 [康复医学];
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100215 ;
摘要
Objective: To determine the incidence of complications and side effects of cervical and lumbosacral selective nerve root injections (SNRIs). Design: Prospective, nonrandomized controlled trial of consecutive patients with independent interviews for immediate, 1-week, and 3-month follow-ups. Setting: Tertiary, academic spine center. Participants: Of 160 patients eligible for SNRI, 151 underwent 306 SNRIs (study group). Sixty patients who had not undergone any intervention served as the control group. Interventions: Diagnostic and therapeutic fluoroscopically guided cervical and lumbosacral SNRIs. Lidocaine (Xylocaine) was used in the diagnostic injections and a mixture of lidocaine and betamethasone was used in the therapeutic injections. Main Outcome Measures: Complications and side effects experienced during the procedure were recorded by the interventionalist. Side effects and complications experienced immediately, 1 week, and 3 months after injection were determined through independent interviews using a questionnaire format. The control group was independently interviewed using the same questionnaire. Results: There were no major complications, such as death, paralysis, spinal nerve injury, infection, or allergic reaction, during the study. Ninety-one percent of subjects had no side effects during the procedure. A positive response on interview was reported by 39.4% of the study subjects immediately after the procedure. Lumbosacral SNRI side effects were as follows: increased pain at the injection site (17.1%); increased radicular pain (8.8%); lightheadedness (6.5%); increased spine pain (5.1%); nausea (3.7%); nonspecific headache (1.4%); and vomiting (0.5%). Immediate side effects from cervical SNRI were as follows: increased pain at injection site (22.7%); increased radicular pain (18.2%); lightheadedness (13.6%); increased spine pain (9.1%); nonspecific headache (4.5%); and nausea (3.4%). At the 1-week interview, comparison of the study and control groups showed statistical significance for the following: pain at injection site, cervical (P=.001) and lumbar (P=.005); nonspecific headache, cervical (P=.019); and nonspinal headache, cervical (P=.002). At 3 months, 2 subjects complained of increased neck pain and 1 reported heartburn and fluid retention. Two lumbar SNRI subjects were lost to follow-up. Conclusions: There were no major complications with cervical and lumbosacral SNRIs, although various minor side effects occurred.
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