• Medicine · May 2023

    Application of critical pathway of integrative medical service for lumbar herniated nucleus pulposus: A protocol for single-centered prospective observational study.

    • Joon-Won Seo, Woochul Shin, Bo-Hyung Kim, Man Kyu Choi, Sung Bum Kim, Hyungsuk Kim, Jae-Heung Cho, and Won-Seok Chung.
    • Department of Clinical Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
    • Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 May 12; 102 (19): e33703e33703.

    BackgroundLumbar herniated nucleus pulposus (L-HNP) is a condition in which fibroblasts escape due to degenerative changes or external forces in the intervertebral disc, causing neurological symptoms by compressing the dura mater or nerve root.ObjectivesThe purpose of this study is to analyze and compare the effectiveness, economic feasibility, and safety of using an integrated medical service critical pathway (CP) in L-HNP patients.MethodsThis single-center prospective observational study will be performed at Kyung Hee University Medicine Hospital and Kyung Hee University Korean Medicine Hospital. The inclusion criteria are a diagnosis of L-HNP on magnetic resonance imaging or computed tomography scans, age under 80 years, a visual analog scale score of 7 or higher for either lower back pain or lower extremity pain. The included 102 participants will be classified into 6 groups (n = 17 in each group): CP application with conservative treatment; CP application with open discectomy; CP application with intrabody fusion; conservative treatment without CP application; open discectomy without CP application; and interbody fusion without CP application. We will collect data on the visual analog scale, ODI, SF-36, and EQ-5D-3L scores; number of admission days; medical staff satisfaction; patients health service satisfaction; waiting time for consultations; use of pain relievers; and CP application and completion rates.ConclusionIn future, this study is expected to serve as a basis for follow-up studies on the development and application of CPs in integrated medical services for various diseases, including lumbar herniated nucleus pulposus.Copyright © 2023 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

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