Increased risk of postop infection when surgery closely follows epidural steroid injection
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 - 16:31
in Health & Medicine
Patients may wish to take a one- to three-month break from lumbar epidural steroid injections (LESIs) before undergoing lumbar spinal fusion surgery. Why? An increased risk of infection has been identified when LESIs are administered within 3 months prior to surgery.