Analysis of primary referral patterns and return to work in patients with incident back pain due to lumbar disc herniation
In Denmark, referral from primary to specialized health care of patients with incident back pain due to LDH varies considerable between regions highlighting the need for more standardized referral pathways. Specifically, ensuring a better balance between emergency, medical, and surgical referrals could reduce unnecessary emergency admissions and improve the precision of surgical referrals optimizing the use of surgical capacity and healthcare resources in general.
Authors
- Christian Volmar Skovsgaard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2064-9942)
- Mikkel Kjeldgaard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9622-0072)
- Carsten Reidies Bjarkam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0164-9595)
- Janus Laust Thomsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0745-6815)
- Berit Schiøttz-Christensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8489-0482)
Institutions
- University of Southern Denmark (DK)
- Aalborg University Hospital (DK)
- Aalborg University (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Neurochirurgica
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-025-06546-z
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.39
Funders
- Gigtforeningen
- Aalborg Universitet
- Lundbeckfonden
- Aalborg Universitetshospital
- H. Lundbeck A/S