Low Back Pain

The standard set

The ICHOM Standard Set for Low Back Pain is the result of hard work by a group of leading physicians, measurement experts and patients. It is our recommendation of the outcomes that matter most to patients with low back pain. We urge all providers around the world to start measuring these outcomes to better understand how to improve the lives of their patients.

1 Includes operative mortality, nerve root injury including cauda equina, deep wound infection, pulmonary embolus, wrong site procedure, vascular injury, dural tear, other, and need for rehospitalisation.

2 Tracked via the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI)

3 Tracked via the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS)

4 Tracked via the EuroQol-5D (EQ-5D)

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A brief overview of the most important outcomes for patients relating to this ICHOM Standard Set.

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Reference Guide

A complete overview of the ICHOM Standard Set, including definitions for each measure and selected PROM instruments, time points for collection, and associated risk factors.

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Data Dictionary

An index of the outcomes and case-mix variables included in the standard set, how to code them, and the information you need to collect when implementing the outcomes in practice.

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Team that developed this standard

Australia

Beth Morrison | Newro Foundation
Michelle Davies* | St. Paul's School
Richard Kahler | BrizBrain and Spine

Denmark

Martin Gehrchen | University Hospital of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet

Netherlands

Miranda van Hooff | Sint Maartenskliniek
Paul Willems | Maastricht University Medical Center
Wilco Jacobs | Leiden University Medical Center
Wilco Peul | Leiden University Medical Center

Norway

Tore Solberg | University Hospital of North Norway

Singapore

William Yeo | Singapore General Hospital
John Chen | Singapore General Hospital

Sweden

Peter Fritzell | Ryhov Hospital, SweSpine
Olle Hägg | Spine Center Göteburg, SweSpine
Björn Strömqvist | Lund University, SweSpine

United Kingdom

Jeremy Fairbank | University of Oxford

United States

Matthew Smuck | Stanford University Medical Center
Thomas Cha | Massachusetts General Hospital
Ajay Wasan | University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Donna Ohnmeiss | Texas Back Institute
Isador Lieberman | Texas Back Institute
Kevin Foley | University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Neil Shonnard | Rainier Orthopedic Institute
Safdar Kahn | Ohio State University
Carter Clement | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

* Patient representative

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Low Back Pain

The standard set

View testimonials from our Working Group members

Download the flyer

Reference Guide

Data Dictionary