Complications After Lumbar Spine Epidural Steroid Injections: Incidence and Risk Factors.

ABSTRACT: Study DesignRetrospective Study.ObjectivesLumbar epidural steroid injections (LESIs) are frequently used to manage symptoms and pain stemming from degenerative conditions of the lumbar spine. This study aimed to determine the incidence and risk factors of complications after LESI.MethodThe Merative MarketScan Commercial and Medical Supplemental databases were queried for LESIs in 18+ patients. LESIs were distinguished based on the approach: interlaminar or transforaminal. Complications were categorized into overall, procedural, and medical. Generalized estimating equations logistic regression with repeated measures, clustered by patient identifier, were used to identify factors associated with complications at 7 and 30 days after the LESI.ResultsThe study cohort consisted of 362,976 patien

SUBMITTER: Valdivia LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12819132 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature