Hospitalisations for non-specific low back pain in people presenting to South Australian public hospital emergency departments.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The present study sought to investigate predictors of hospitalisation in adults diagnosed with non-specific low back pain (LBP) and/or sciatica from an ED.

Methods

A 5-year, multicentre retrospective observational study was conducted across six public hospitals (metropolitan and regional) using data from electronic medical records. Patient presentations were identified using LBP diagnostic codes and key data extracted (patient demographics, clinical activity, discharge destination). Descriptive statistics and logistic regression were used to measure associations between identified variables and hospitalisation.

Results

There were 11 709 ED presentations across the study period. People aged ≥65 years (odds ratio [OR] 2.84, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.61-3.

SUBMITTER: Orlando JF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11744442 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature