Reinforcing informed medication prescription for low back pain in the emergency department (RIME): a controlled interrupted time series implementation study protocol

Introduction Management guidelines for low back pain (LBP) recommend exclusion of serious pathology, followed by simple analgesics, superficial heat therapy, early mobilisation and patient education. An audit in a large metropolitan hospital emergency department (ED) revealed high rates of non-recom...

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Main Authors: Jacelle Warren, Gustavo C Machado, Tracy Comans, Nadine E Foster, Gary Mitchell, Shaun O'Leary, Michelle Cottrell, Panos Barlas, Tanya Smyth, Janelle Heine, Emma Ballard, William See
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2024-03-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/3/e082668.full