Effectiveness of Corticosteroid Therapy in Enhancing Early Postoperative Recovery in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Patients: A Retrospective Study

27 January 2024 : Clinical Research

Haozhi Zhang^1BCDEF, Changfa Huang^1BDF, Daoyun Wang^1BDF, Kuan Li^2ABF, Xiao Han^3ABF, Xin Chen^4ABF, Zheng Li^5ADEG*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.943233

Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e943233

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Table 4 Postoperative complications.

	CTG (n=128)	NCTG (n=104)	χ2	P
Poor wound healing	5	6	0.441	0.507
Infection	2	2	<0.001	1.000
Gastrointestinal adverse effects	19	11	0.928	0.335
Gastrointestinal bleeding	0	0	<0.001	1.000
Skin itching or erythema	3	1	0.088	0.766
Hyperglycemias	0	5	–	0.017
Sleep disorders	2	4	0.454	0.500
Psychiatric disorders	2	1	<0.001	1.000
Other complications	1	1	–	–
CTG – corticosteroids treatment group; NCTG – non-corticosteroids treatment group.

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