Table 4.
General side effects after different spinal injections
| General side effects | Periradicular injection (n = 49), n (%) | FJ injection (n = 114), n (%) | SIJ injection (n = 50), n (%) | Epidural perineural injection (n = 32), n (%) | Epidural interlaminar injection (n = 37), n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headache | 1 (2) | 2 (1.8) | 1 (2) | 3 (9.4) | 5 (13.5) |
| Nausea | 0 | 0 | 3 (6) | 0 | 1 (2.7) |
| Vomiting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2.7) |
| Mild circulatory regulation disturbance | 2 (4.1) | 0 | 3 (6) | 1 (3.1) | 1 (2.7) |
| Severe circulatory regulation disturbance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2.7) |
| Allergic reaction | 1 (2) | 0 | 2 (4) | 0 | 0 |
| Abscess | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oedema | 1 (2) | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 |
| Transient sensory deficit | 9 (18.4) | 5 (4.4) | 1 (2) | 4 (12.5) | 3 (8.1) |
| Pain on site of injection (< 10 h) | 36 (73.5) | 64 (56.1) | 27 (54) | 15 (46.9) | 12 (32.4) |
| Pain on site of injection (> 10 h) | 2 (4.1) | 5 (4.4) | 1 (2) | 0 | 1 (2.7) |
| Radiating pain | 17 (34.7) | 19 (16.7) | 12 (24) | 3 (9.4) | 6 (16.2) |
| Transient bladder dysfunction | 5 (10.2) | 3 (2.6) | 0 | 0 | 3 (8.1) |
| Transient motor deficit | 0 | 2 (1.8) | 1 (2) | 2 (6.3) | 0 |
| Myalgia | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hematoma | 0 | 1 (0.9) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Meningism | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2.7) |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2.7) |
| Specific complications | |||||
| Post-puncture syndrome | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2.7) |
FJ facet joint, SIJ sacroiliac joint