The diagnostic utility and cost-effectiveness of selective nerve root blocks in patients considered for lumbar decompression surgery: a systematic review and economic model

The diagnostic utility and cost-effectiveness of selective nerve root blocks in patients considered for lumbar decompression surgery: a systematic review and economic model

Background: Diagnostic selective nerve root block (SNRB) involves injection of local anaesthetic, sometimes in conjunction with corticosteroids, around spinal nerves. It is used to identify symptomatic nerve roots in patients with probable radicular pain that is not fully concordant with imaging fin...

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Main Authors: R Beynon, J Hawkins, R Laing, N Higgins, P Whiting, C Jameson, JAC Sterne, P Vergara, W Hollingworth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: NIHR Journals Library 2013-05-01
Series:Health Technology Assessment
Subjects:
selective nerve root blocks
lumbar decompression surgery
systematic review
cost-effectiveness
diagnostic utility
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3310/hta17190

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https://doi.org/10.3310/hta17190

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