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Incidence of vocal cord dysfunction after fluoroscopically guided steroid injections in the axial skeleton.

AbstractOBJECTIVE:
To report on the incidence of dysphonia and/or associated throat symptoms after steroid injections in the axial skeleton.
DESIGN:
A prospective cohort study.
SETTING:
Academic spine center.
PARTICIPANTS:
Patients (N = 100) undergoing a diagnostic injection followed by a therapeutic injection in the axial skeleton.
INTERVENTIONS:
Not applicable.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE:
Presence or absence of dysphonia and/or associated throat symptoms, as determined by completion of a predetermined 10-item questionnaire. This questionnaire was administered before participation in the study and at specific intervals after a diagnostic injection and, again, after a therapeutic spinal injection.
RESULTS:
There was a 12% incidence of transient dysphonia and/or associated throat symptoms in this study population after a therapeutic injection.
CONCLUSIONS:
Throat symptoms are a potential, albeit transient side effect, after an epidural space corticosteroid injection. The mechanism through which dysphonia or other throat symptoms develop is unknown but appears to be mediated by a systemic steroid effect.
AuthorsAtul L Bhat, David W Chow, Michael J DePalma, Cyndi Garvan, Larry Chou, David Lenrow, Curtis W Slipman
JournalArchives of physical medicine and rehabilitation (Arch Phys Med Rehabil) Vol. 86 Issue 7 Pg. 1330-2 (Jul 2005) ISSN: 0003-9993 [Print] United States
PMID16003659 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Anesthetics, Local
  • Drug Combinations
  • Glucocorticoids
  • Betamethasone
  • Lidocaine
Topics
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anesthetics, Local
  • Betamethasone (therapeutic use)
  • Drug Combinations
  • Female
  • Fluoroscopy
  • Glucocorticoids (therapeutic use)
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Injections, Spinal
  • Lidocaine
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prospective Studies
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Time Factors
  • Voice Disorders (chemically induced)

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