Watchful waiting as a strategy to reduce low-value spinal imaging: study protocol for a randomized trial

Watchful waiting as a strategy to reduce low-value spinal imaging: study protocol for a randomized trial

Abstract Background Patients with acute low back pain frequently request diagnostic imaging, and clinicians feel pressure to acquiesce to such requests to sustain patient trust and satisfaction. Spinal imaging in patients with acute low back pain poses risks from diagnostic evaluation of false-posit...

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Main Authors: Joshua J. Fenton, Anthony Jerant, Peter Franks, Melissa Gosdin, Ilona Fridman, Camille Cipri, Gary Weinberg, Andrew Hudnut, Daniel J. Tancredi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Back pain
Diagnostic testing
Patient-doctor communication
Primary care
Overuse
X-rays/roentgenography
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05106-x

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05106-x

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