Emergency presentations for older persons with low back pain: An increasing clinical and economic challenge
Rod Ellem,
Rowan Pickering,
Darryn Marks
et al.
Abstract:ObjectiveTo determine whether differences exist for older persons presenting to Emergency Departments (EDs) with lower back pain (LBP) in terms of management, health service resource use and cost when compared to younger patients with LBP.MethodsRetrospective analysis of routinely collected electronic medical record data from January 2015 to July 2021. Data from 11,098 adults presenting with LBP to two large regional Australian EDs were analysed over a 5‐year period. Rates of presentation, investigation, medic… Show more
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