Pain Research and Management

Research Article

Comparison of Nonimage- and Fluoroscopy-Guided Interlaminar Epidural Block: A Matched Paired Analysis in the Same Individuals

Table 2

Differences in pain intensity between blind and fluoroscopy-guided interlaminar lumbar epidural block in the same individuals.
 Nonimage-guidedFluoroscopy-guided value
Initial NRS7.1 (6.8–7.4)7.0 (6.7–7.4)0.710
Postblock NRS5.8 (5.3–6.3)5.4 (4.8–5.9)0.197
Differences in NRS1.29 (0.94–1.65)1.64 (1.28–2.01)0.160
Follow-up period (weeks)6.4 (5.5–7.3)7.2 (6.2–8.3)0.215
Data are expressed as mean (95% confidence interval).