Table 2:

Number of injections performed by year in the literature and our data with complications, number, and ratea

YearTransforaminal InjectionsPatientsCIRSE Grade 1CIRSE Grade 2CIRSE Grade 3Overall Adverse Event Rate
201836162005.6%
201969161001.4%
20204517431236.9%
Total55610634237%
Adverse event rate5.8%0.3%0.5%
Institutional experience4281002.4%
  • a Data include the total adverse event rate categorized by CIRSE grade as well as by year.