Evaluation of the Efficacy of Epiduroscopic Laser Neural Discectomy in Lumbar Disc Herniations: Retrospective Analysis of 163 Cases- Evaluation of the Efficacy of ELND

Table 2

Peroperative characteristics and complications of epiduroscopic discectomy procedures.

The amount of fluid (mL) given to the epidural space during epiduroscopy	133.42 ± 48.88
Epiduroscopy duration (min)	22.72 ± 9.35
Patients treated with lumbar epidural steroids	151 (92.6)
Patients treated with epiduroscopic laser	163 (100.0)
The amount of epiduroscopic laser (joule)	85–858 (273)
	312.31 ± 157.82
Complications	14 (80)
Dural puncture	12 (85)
Foot drop	2 (15)

Data are given as Minimum-Maximal (Median), Mean ± SD, and n (%).