The use of STarT BACK Screening Tool in emergency departments for patients with acute low back pain: a prospective inception cohort study

European spine journal: official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society

Flávia Cordeiro Medeiros¹ 

[1] Universidade Cidade de São Paulo

关键词: Acute low back pain;    Emergency department;    STarT Back Tool;    Inception cohort;    Prediction models;    Prognosis;   

DOI  :  10.1007/s00586-018-5586-0

学科分类：骨科学

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

Purpose(1) To analyse the clinical utility of the STarT Back Screening Tool (SBST) in emergency departments by describing changes in classification over time and; (2) to identify what would be the best time to use the SBST to predict long-term clinical outcomes in patients with acute nonspecific low back pain (LBP) seeking emergency care.

【 授权许可】

CC BY