Evidence-based imaging for the management of lower back pain in the emergency department: A narrative review

Patients often present to the emergency department with nonspecific complaints of lumbar back pain. Because of the nature of the emergency department, the lack of knowledge or time on the part of providers, and the high levels of quick decision making, unnecessary imaging studies are often ordered...

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Main Authors: Kartik Akkihal, Edy C. Adams, Soman Khan, Faraz Jafri, Jorge Taboada, Thomas Varkey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2022-06-01
Series:Emergency Care Journal
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Online Access:https://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ecj/article/view/10413