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Home / Publications / Pain Research Forum / Papers of the Week / [Less surgery and lower cost due to back pain in a care program with an interdisciplinary second opinion procedure : A controlled non-randomized intervention study based on claims data].

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Papers: 19 Feb 2022 - 25 Feb 2022


2022 Feb 22


Schmerz


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35192050?dopt=Abstract

[Less surgery and lower cost due to back pain in a care program with an interdisciplinary second opinion procedure : A controlled non-randomized intervention study based on claims data].

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[Less surgery and lower cost due to back pain in a care program with an interdisciplinary second opinion procedure : A controlled non-randomized intervention study based on claims data].
Wagner CJ, Lindena G, Ayyad G, Otzdorff A, Marnitz U, Bienek K, von Pickardt B, Sehlen S, Wyrwich W
Schmerz. 2022 Feb 22.
PMID: 35192050.

Abstract

There is no evidence of effectiveness for interdisciplinary second opinion procedures (ISOP) for recommended back surgery (BS). Since 2015, AOK Nordost has been offering the care program RückenSPEZIAL comprising a preliminary examination, ISOP, and optional interdisciplinary multimodal pain therapy (IMPT). The objective of this study is to determine the effectiveness of RückenSPEZIAL to reduce BS and back pain-related costs (BPRC) compared to patients who likewise received a recommendation for back surgery but not RückenSPEZIAL.
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