Radiculography with non-ionic contrast medium: routine bed rest is unnecessary.
In a prospective study into the occurrence of side-effects, 200 patients who had undergone iopamidol radiculography were randomly allocated into two groups, one being confined to bed for 24 h and the other allowed to be fully ambulant. We found that the incidence of side-effects was not increased by allowing the patients to remain ambulant and that headache and dizziness were significantly less frequent than in a comparable study in which we had used metrizamide.
D001510:Bed Rest; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007479:Iopamidol; D007483:Iothalamic Acid / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D008297:Male; D008793:Metrizamide / Q000009:adverse effects; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011859:Radiography; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
D007483:Iothalamic Acid; D007479:Iopamidol; D008793:Metrizamide