Evidence map›Paper›PMID 35141617›Full record

ArticleNorth American Spine Society journal2021

A successful, cost-effective low back pain triage system: a pilot study.

Hamilton Hall, E Richard Prostko, Katie Haring, Michael Fischer, Boyle C Cheng

Open access · goldAbstract read
PubMed Full text at PMC Publisher
In one paragraph

Article in North American Spine Society journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Developing a triage predictive model for access to a spinal surgeon using clinical variables and natural language processing of radiology reports.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026
    Article
  2. Article
  3. Review
  4. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Hamilton HallDepartment of Surgery, University of Toronto, Canada.
E Richard ProstkoNeurosurgery Department, Allegheny Health Network, United States.
Katie HaringCare Model Analytic Design, Highmark Health, United States.
Michael FischerClinical Analytics, Living Health, Highmark Health, United States.
Boyle C ChengNeuroscience Institute, Allegheny Health Network Research Institute, United States.
Allegheny Health Network · USHighmark Blue Cross Blue Shield · USUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEffective triage - directing patients with low back pain to appropriate treatment or correct referral - is fundamental to quality care. Without guidelines, a physician's initial decision may lead to unnecessary investigation, unneeded intervention or unwarranted consultation.

Indexed as

ClassificationCost effectiveImagingLow back painOpioidsOutcomesTriage

Identifiers

PMID35141617
PMCPMC8819953
OpenAlexW3126340418

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC-ND
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.