Cohort study reports risks of deep spinal infection in pain outpatients, highlighting implications for patient selection.
Although DSI after single-shot epidural injections is rare, its potential severity underscores the importance of careful patient selection and risk stratification, particularly in older patients, those with comorbidities or immunosuppression, and in procedures involving the lumbosacral level.
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