Are your patients following a low-dose aspirin regimen thinking it will reduce their risk of stroke, heart attack or heart disease? According to researchers and the 2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease , they should stop immediately. Three recent studies have found that aspirin…
Beware of the Risks Associated with Epidural Steroid Injections
David Bernard at Outpatient Surgery Magazine recently published an important article entitled Epidural Steroid Injections Under Scrutiny.
Corticosteroid injections into the epidural part of the spine has been a long-practiced technique for managing pain, swelling and inflammation. There are risks involved with this practice, however. The FDA warns that in some cases, patients suffer neurological complications or even death.
If the use of epidural steroid injections is a commonly used practice in your surgical center, make sure that you and your patients are aware of the risks.
AMRI Staff