Emergency presentations for older persons with low back pain: An increasing clinical and economic challenge

CONCLUSIONS: Older persons are over-represented amongst gradually increasing rates of LBP presentations to EDs and associated with escalating cost of care and hospital resource use. Older patients present a different clinical and economic profile to younger patients, supporting the provision of individualised management recommendations.PMID:37799007 | DOI:10.1111/ajag.13240

Source: Australasian Journal on Ageing - October 6, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Rod Ellem Rowan Pickering Darryn Marks James Todd Jarryd Brown Shelley Roberts Zoe A Michaleff Source Type: research