Epidural steroid injections for pain management in spinal metastases: clinical predictors of effectiveness in a retrospective cohort study
ESI may be beneficial in reducing pain and attenuating opioid escalation in patients with spinal metastases, especially when the performance status is relatively preserved, and before the initiation of high-dose opioid therapy. These results support early integration of ESI into multimodal cancer pain management strategies.
Authors
- P. B. Lee
- Francis Sahngun Nahm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5900-7851)
- Minhye Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1257-4533)
- Dongsik Lim
- Joon‐Hee Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7828-0012)
- Eun Joo Choi
Institutions
- New Generation University College (ET)
- Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pain Medicine
- Published
- 2025-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnaf177
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Management of metastatic bone disease
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01