Early Imaging for Low Back Pain in Older Adults Raises Costs Without Improving Quality.
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Bottom Line Among adults 65 years or older who present to primary care clinicians for a new episode of back pain, early imaging (before six weeks) resulted in no improved outcomes at one year, but increased overall health care costs by almost 30%. Indications for early imaging include major risk factors for cancer, signs of cauda equina syndrome, severe neurologic deficits, and fever with a history of intravenous drug use or recent infection. (Level of Evidence = 2b –)
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عنوان ژورنال:
- American family physician
دوره 92 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015