Risk of SARS‐CoV‐2 following joint and epidural corticosteroid injections: A retrospective study
Raju R, Holder E, Dundas M, Liang J, Donham R. Risk of SARS‐CoV‐2 following joint and epidural corticosteroid injections: A retrospective study. Pain Practice 2023, 24: 472-482. PMID: 37994676, DOI: 10.1111/papr.13321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPCR positivity ratesCharlson Comorbidity IndexInjection groupPositivity rateCS injectionsControl groupCorticosteroid injectionSevere comorbiditiesPolymerase chain reaction positivitySARS-CoV-2 PCREpidural corticosteroid injectionsRetrospective chart reviewTertiary care centerCohort of patientsSignificant disease burdenCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicSignificant higher rateSARS-CoV-2Disease 2019 pandemicMultivariate regression analysisComorbidity indexPatients 18Chart reviewRetrospective studyImmunosuppressive effects