Emergency department presentations and associated hospital admissions for low back pain in Australia.
David B AndersonLingxiao ChenJillian P EylesManuela L FerreiraPublished in: Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA (2022)
Rates of hospitalisation following attendance to ED for LBP increased annually by 5% between 2005 and 2013. Hospital admission rates were lower among patients from the lowest socioeconomic areas or under injured workers' compensation insurance.