L'iniezione peridurale sacrale nella lombosciatalgia acuta: quali farmaci - Sacral epidural iniection in low back pain: how drugs

Abstract

The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of different blends of drugs for the epidural injection in patients with low back pain. This was experimental, perspective, randomized, single-blind (patient) study and selected patients were split into four groups. There were not significant statistical differences between the four groups studied. The sacral epidural was statistically effective in the treatment of adult acute sciatica, both in terms of pain and in terms of quality of life.

Keywords

• low back pain
• sacral epidural
• epidural injection
• bupivacaine
• dexamethasone
• herniated intervertebral disc
• Karnofshy Performance Status