IPSIS Patient Safety Alert 08/05/2021: Eco-Med Pharmaceutical Issues Recall for Eco-Gel 200 Due to Bact...

Myth: Therapeutic anticoagulation (AC) and antiplatelet (APT) agents should be discontinued prior to cervical medial bran...

On June 11, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) revised the Health Resources and Services Adminis...

Myth: The use of proper anchoring techniques will successfully mitigate safety concerns related to lead migration during...

Myth: Lumbar facet synovial cyst rupture carries a high risk for complications such as acute cauda equina syndrome and ep...

IPSIS Patient Safety Alert 05/05/2021: Hospira Issues Nationwide Recall for One Lot of 0.5% Bupivacaine Hydrochloride Inje...

IPSIS Patient Safety Alert 04/21/2021: ChloraPrep Hi-Lite Orange 26 mL Applicators Manufactured by BD 
(Becton, Dickinson...

The IPSIS Safety Practices have been updated to include recommendations regarding use of gadolinium-based contrast agents...

Our newest IPSIS FactFinder provides guidance on the timing of elective corticosteroid injections around Johnson &...

IPSIS Patient Safety Alert 03/26/2021: ChloraPrep 3 mL Applicators Manufactured by BD 
(Becton, Dickinson and Company)

 
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IPSIS Patient Safety Alert 03/22/2021: FDA Advises Health Care Professionals Not to Use 
ChloraPrep 3 mL Applicators Manuf...

Should stim trial patients be kept on prophylactic antibiotics throughout the entire course of either a percutaneous or st...

Fact: There is currently no direct evidence to suggest that a corticosteroid injection before or after the administration...

  FEBRUARY 8, 2021 UPDATE: Click here for new recommendations. The International Pain and Spine Intervent...

Cervical Medial Branch Radiofrequency Neurotomy (published November 2020) To determine the effectiveness of cervical medi...

Myth: Antiplatelet therapy must be discontinued prior to all lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injections....

On September 3, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reminded health care providers of the importance of cond...

SIS Patient Safety Alert 08/06/2020: CME America Expands Class I Recall of BodyGuard Infusion Administration Sets Due...

SIS Patient Safety News 07/24/2020: Opioid Pain Relievers or Medicines to Treat Opioid Use Disorder: MedWatch Safety Alert...

Myth:   Therapeutic anticoagulation (AC) and antiplatelet agents (APA) should be discontinued prior to lumbar med...

FACT: For intra-articular SIJ access, evidence suggests that accuracy with ultrasound guidance is inferior to fluoroscopic...

FACT: The published evidence demonstrates superior sensitivity of digital subtraction imaging (DSI) compared with live flu...

  FACT: There is low quality evidence that a single intraarticular corticosteroid injection may increase the...

To determine the effectiveness of lumbar medial branch thermal radiofrequency neurotomy based on different selection crite...

Do epidural steroid injections increase the risk of surgical site infection in patients undergoing any subsequent lumbar s...

Notification of Enforcement Discretion for Telehealth Remote Communications During the COVID-19 Nationwide Public Health E...

The Spine Intervention Society is urging its members to closely familiarize themselves with and adhere to the following gu...

Is your informed consent process leading you to disclose pertinent information that a reasonable patient believes would be...

SIS Patient Safety Alert 03/11/2020: Becton Dickinson (BD) CareFusion 303 Inc. Recalls Alaris System Infusion Pumps Due to...

Earn CME credit reviewing the SIS FactFinder: Frequency of Epidural Steroid Injections by Ryan Mattie, MD; Byron J....

SIS Patient Safety Alert 01/21/2020: FUSION IV Pharmaceuticals, Inc dba. AXIA Pharmaceutical Issues Voluntary Recall of Al...

SIS Patient Safety Alert 01/17/2020: AXIA Pharmaceutical Issues Voluntary Recall of All Sterile Drug Products Within Expir...

Earn CME credit reviewing the SIS FactFinder: Antiseptic Agents by Clark C. Smith, MD, MPH and David C. Miller, MD, MA...

Earn CME credit reviewing the SIS FactFinder: Inadvertent Internal Skin Burn Caused by Radiofrequency Electrodes During...

Earn CME credit reviewing the SIS FactFinder: Risks of Precipitate Formation When Combining Corticosteroids with Local A...