2024
The incidence, providers involved, and patient factors associated with diagnosis of specific lumbar spine pathology subsequent an initial nonspecific low back pain diagnosis
Seddio A, Jabbouri S, Gouzoulis M, Sanchez J, Day W, Varthi A, Rubio D, Grauer J. The incidence, providers involved, and patient factors associated with diagnosis of specific lumbar spine pathology subsequent an initial nonspecific low back pain diagnosis. The Spine Journal 2024 PMID: 39505011, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2024.10.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow back painPrimary care providersLow back pain diagnosisNS-LBPInternational Classification of DiseasesLumbar spine pathologyHistory of cancerSpecialty providersOpioid use disorderNonspecific low back painSpine pathologyBack pain diagnosisPCP providersFactors associated with diagnosisClassification of DiseasesUse disorderLBP managementLBP symptomsNational administrative databaseCare providersBack painFamily medicineAdult patientsProvider specialtyPain diagnosis
2023
Low Back Pain: Utilization of Urgent Cares Relative to Emergency Departments
Dhodapkar M, Modrak M, Halperin S, Gouzoulis M, Rubio D, Grauer J. Low Back Pain: Utilization of Urgent Cares Relative to Emergency Departments. Spine 2023, 49: 513-517. PMID: 37982595, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000004880.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow back painElixhauser Comorbidity IndexUrgent care centersEmergency departmentUrgent careBack painED visitsED utilizationCare centerAdvanced imagingUrgent care useUrgent care visitsDays of diagnosisSetting of traumaSpinal cord injuryYears of ageComorbidity indexInfectious diagnosisCare visitsLBP patientsMost patientsRecent surgeryAdult patientsPatient ageED patients