Clinical Study

Clinical Outcomes of Trans-Sacral Epiduroscopic Laser Decompression (SELD) in Patients with Lumbar Disc Herniation

Table 4

Surgical outcomes.

CharacteristicsNumber (n = 82)

Operation time (minutes)50.0 (range, 30.0–100.0)
Hospital stay (days)3.60 ± 0.80
Time to return-to-work (days)15.41 ± 6.92

Surgical complication7 (8.5%)
 Headache or nuchal pain during procedure4 (4.9%)
 Transient motor weakness2 (2.4%)
 Dural puncture1 (1.2%)
Additional procedure14 (17.1%)
 Additional epidural block8 (9.8%)
 Revision surgery6 (7.3%)