A Physiotherapy‐Led Emergency Department Guideline (<scp>PLEDGE</scp>) for Patients Presenting With Low Back Pain: Pre‐ and Post‐Implementation Study

Implementation of the PLEDGE model reduced opioid analgesia use, pathology ordering, SSU admissions and ED re-presentations and provided a valuable safety net. ED NEAT worsened, ED LOS increased and imaging requests remained unchanged.

Authors

Alisha da Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2293-3181)
Mark Putland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1994-252X)
John HY Moi
Caitlin C. Farmer
Katharine J. Drummond (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8152-2120)
Lucinda Marr
Rosalie Gan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0223-7995)

Institutions

The Royal Melbourne Hospital (AU)
The University of Melbourne (AU)

Publication Details

Journal: Emergency Medicine Australasia
Published: 2025-05-19
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.70057
Citations: 3
Primary Topic: Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 4.18

Funders

Royal Melbourne Hospital

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article

A Physiotherapy‐Led Emergency Department Guideline (PLEDGE) for Patients Presenting With Low Back Pain: Pre‐ and Post‐Implementation Study

Alisha da Silva, Mark Putland, John HY Moi, Caitlin C. Farmer et al.

May 19, 2025

3 citations

Emergency Medicine Australasia

Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation

4.18

article

A Physiotherapy‐Led Emergency Department Guideline (PLEDGE) for Patients Presenting With Low Back Pain: Pre‐ and Post‐Implementation Study

Alisha da Silva, Mark Putland, John HY Moi, Caitlin C. Farmer, Katharine J. Drummond, Lucinda Marr, Rosalie Gan

May 19, 2025article en

3 citations

Abstract

Implementation of the PLEDGE model reduced opioid analgesia use, pathology ordering, SSU admissions and ED re-presentations and provided a valuable safety net. ED NEAT worsened, ED LOS increased and imaging requests remained unchanged.

Emergency Medicine AustralasiaVol. 37(3)

The Royal Melbourne Hospital (AU), The University of Melbourne (AU)

Royal Melbourne Hospital

Openalex Percentile: Top 7%

Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation

4.18

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