A 24% Decline in the Utilization of Epidural Procedure Visits for Chronic Spinal Pain Management in the Medicare Population from 2019 to 2022: Updated Analysis of the Effect of Multiple Factors.
This two-decade analysis indicates significant shifts in epidural procedure utilization, with steady increases until 2010, followed by a general decline affected by COVID-19 and other contributing factors. An approximate 24% decline in epidural procedure visits for chronic spinal pain management was noted from 2019 to 2022.
Authors
- Alan D. Kaye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2464-0187)
- Alaa A Abd-Elsayed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9890-7860)
- Devi E. Nampiaparampil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7577-3890)
- Mahendra Sanapati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1047-0765)
- Nebojša Nick Knežević (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8028-1495)
- Vidyasagar Pampati
- Amol Soin
- Joshua A Hirsch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9594-8798)
- Laxmaiah Manchikanti
- Christopher Gharibo
Institutions
- Wisconsin Department of Health Services (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Pain Management Centers Of America (US)
- University of Wisconsin Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.70