2024
A comparison of steroid dose with or without local anesthetic in lumbar interlaminar epidural steroid injections
Chow R, Ng J, Wood M, Yanez D, He Z, Rajput K. A comparison of steroid dose with or without local anesthetic in lumbar interlaminar epidural steroid injections. Pain Practice 2024 PMID: 39305041, DOI: 10.1111/papr.13410.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEpidural steroid injectionsHigh-dose steroidsInterlaminar epidural steroid injectionsLow-dose steroidsInterlaminar ESILow-dose dexamethasonePercentage of patientsPain reliefSteroid injectionMonths follow-upLocal anestheticsSteroid doseLumbar interlaminar epidural steroid injectionsTransforaminal epidural steroid injectionPercentage of pain reliefHigh-dose dexamethasoneModerate to significant improvementNRS pain scoresSignificant pain improvementSignificant pain reliefNon-particulate steroidsBaseline demographic dataTransforaminal ESILumbar radiculopathyPain improvementRelationship of pain relief with catastrophizing following interventional pain procedures for low back pain
Rajput K, Howie B, Danesh J, Zhao X, Lin H, Yanez D, Chow R. Relationship of pain relief with catastrophizing following interventional pain procedures for low back pain. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine 2024, rapm-2023-105247. PMID: 38744446, DOI: 10.1136/rapm-2023-105247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic low back painPain Catastrophizing Scale scoresPain Catastrophizing ScaleBrief Pain InventoryLow back painPain severity scorePain severitySteroid injectionBack painPain interventionsAssociated with worse pain outcomesFollow-upRelationship of pain reliefResponses to pain interventionsSeverity scoreInterventional pain proceduresActivity-related painFluoroscopic-guided injectionPost-injectionBaseline painPrior surgeryOpioid useClinically meaningful changePain outcomesPain relief
2021
The COVID‐19 vaccine and interventional procedures: Exploring the relationship between steroid administration and subsequent vaccine efficacy
Chow RM, Rajput K, Howie BA, Varhabhatla N. The COVID‐19 vaccine and interventional procedures: Exploring the relationship between steroid administration and subsequent vaccine efficacy. Pain Practice 2021, 21: 966-973. PMID: 34314563, PMCID: PMC8420220, DOI: 10.1111/papr.13062.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsVaccine efficacySteroid injectionImmune responseIntra-articular steroid injectionEffects of steroidsCOVID-19 vaccineContinuous steroidsSteroid administrationSubsequent downstream effectsFormal recommendationsInterventional proceduresSteroidsLiterature searchPatientsVaccinationAvailable evidenceEfficacySignificant suppressionVaccineInjectionAdministrationDownstream effectsShared consensusStudyInfluenza