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Systemic side‐effects of extradural steroids
Author(s) -
KNIGHT C.L.,
BURNELL J.C.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1980.tb03858.x
Subject(s) - medicine , bupivacaine , methylprednisolone , anesthesia , epidural space , side effect (computer science) , surgery , computer science , programming language
Summary The use of extradural (epidural) steroids in the management of selected cases of lumbosciatic syndrome is well known. 1,2 This paper reports the appearance of systemic side‐effects in four cases after each had received an injection of 6–10 ml of methylprednisolone and 0·25% bupivacaine into the extradural space at the site nearest to the affected nerve roots.