DISEASE/CONDITION(S)

Acute cauda equina syndrome

GUIDELINE CATEGORY

Diagnosis

Evaluation

Treatment

CLINICAL SPECIALTY

Emergency Medicine

Neurological Surgery

Neurology

Orthopedic Surgery

INTENDED USERS

Health Care Providers

Health Plans

Managed Care Organizations

Nurses

Physician Assistants

Physicians

Utilization Management

GUIDELINE OBJECTIVE(S)

* To provide standards that ensure a uniformly high quality of care for injured workers in Washington State

* To summarize information from the available medical literature and expert clinical opinion to help physicians make an accurate diagnosis quickly and deliver the appropriate care as soon as possible