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Temporal pattern of change in back pain intensity (numerical rating scale [NRS] score) in patients who avoided surgery and those who eventually underwent surgery after the administration of a selective nerve root block.
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Temporal pattern of change in leg pain intensity (numerical rating scale [NRS] score) in patients who avoided surgery and those who eventually underwent surgery after the administration of a selective nerve root block.
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Graph showing temporal pattern of change in disability (Oswestry Disability Index [ODI] score) in patients who avoided surgery and those who eventually underwent surgery after the administration of a selective nerve root block.
Tables
Patient Sex Surgery Avoided Total Yes No Female 13 (38.1%) 2 (25.0%) 15 Male 29 (69.9%) 6 (75.0%) 35 Total 42 8 50 - Table 2
Age and duration of symptoms among patients who avoided surgery and those who eventually underwent surgery after the administration of a selective nerve root block (N = 50).
Variable Surgery Avoided Yes No n Min Max Median n Min Max Median Age, y 42 19 69 43.0 8 27 72 36.0 Duration of symptoms, d 42 1 60 14.0 8 7 30 15.0 - Table 3
Average depression, anxiety, and stress levels (DASS–21 score) among patients who avoided surgery and those who eventually underwent surgery after administration of a selective nerve root block (N = 50).
DASS-21 Surgery Avoided Surgery
Not AvoidedCI Lower CI Upper P Value Depression 5.3 ± 4.83 10.8 ± 7.25 1.37 9.52 0.010 Anxiety 3.3 ± 3.56 5.3 ± 4.27 −0.88 4.81 0.172 Stress 8.2 ± 7.02 12.5 ± 7.07 −1.12 9.78 0.116
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