OBJECTIVES: To perform an intra-individual comparison for the effectiveness of lumbar epidural @entity479 injection (ESI) between injections using particulate ( @entity2713 ) and non-particulate ( @entity619 ) @entity479 . MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study included 162 @entity1 (M:F   =   60:102, mean age 66.3  years) who underwent lumbar ESI using @entity619 (ESI_DEXA) from April 2013 to May 2013 and who had previously underwent lumbar ESI using @entity2713 (ESI_TRIAM) within 1  year. Degree of relative satisfaction, injection-free interval and injection frequency were determined. Subgroup analyses were also done according to the diagnosis, approach-methods, @entity1 ' ages and sex. RESULTS: Eighty-seven of 139 @entity1 (62.6  %) responded that the effect of ESI_TRIAM was better than that of ESI_DEXA (p   =   0.004). In the four subgroups- @entity1 with @entity890 ( @entity890 ), who underwent transforaminal ESI, were under age 70 and were male @entity1 -the proportion of @entity1 who preferred ESI_TRIAM was significantly greater than the proportion @entity1 who preferred ESI_DEXA in terms of relative satisfaction (p   <   0.05). The injection-free interval of ESI_TRIAM was significantly longer than that of ESI_DEXA (p   =   0.01). In the subgroup analyses, the @entity1 groups @entity890 , who underwent transforaminal ESI, under age 70 and female @entity1 with longer injection-free interval of ESI_TRIAM than ESI_DEXA were statistically significant (p   <   0.05). Other factors were not significant. CONCLUSION: The relative satisfaction with ESI_TRIAM was significantly better than that with ESI_DEXA in the same @entity1 , and the injection-free interval after ESI_TRIAM was significantly longer than that after ESI_DEXA.

Comparative effectiveness of lumbar epidural @entity479 injections using particulate vs. non-particulate XXXX : an intra-individual comparative study.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity890 :: ('MESH:D007405', 'Disease') :: ['HIVD', 'herniated intervertebral disc'] @entity619 :: ('MESH:D003907', 'Chemical') :: ['dexamethasone'] @entity479 :: ('D013256', 'Chemical') :: ['steroid'] @entity2713 :: ('MESH:D014221', 'Chemical') :: ['triamcinolone']
@entity479 :: (D013256,Chemical) :: ['steroid']
