Second opinions for spinal surgery: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Second opinions have the goal of clarifying uncertainties around diagnosis or management, particularly when healthcare decisions are complex, unpleasant, and carry considerable risks. Second opinions might be particularly useful for people recommended surgery for their back pain as surgery has at best a limited role in the management of back pain.

Methods

We conducted a scoping review. Two independent researchers screened PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane CENTRAL and CINAHL from inception to May 6th, 2021. Studies of any design published in any language were eligible provided they described a second opinion intervention for people with spinal pain (low back or neck pain with or without radicular pain) either considering surgery or to whom surgery had been recommended. We a

SUBMITTER: Ferreira GE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8932184 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature