Hérnia de disco lombar: tratamento

Foram revisados artigos nas bases de dados do MEDLINE (PubMed) e outras fontes de pesquisa, sem limite de tempo. A estrategia de busca utilizada baseou-se em perguntas estruturadas na forma P.I.C.O. (das iniciais: ?Paciente?, ?Intervencao?, ?Controle?, ?Outcome?). Estes descritores foram usados para cruzamentos de acordo com o tema proposto em cada topico das perguntas P.I.C.O. Apos analise desse material, foram selecionados os artigos relativos as perguntas que originaram as evidencias que fundamentaram a presente diretriz. Articles in the MedLine (PubMed) database and other research sources were reviewed, with no time limit. The search strategy used was based on structured questions in the (P.I.C.O.) format from the initials: Patient, Intervention, Control and Outcome. These descriptors were used as correlations according to the proposed theme of the P.I.C.O. questions. After analyzing this material, articles relative to the questions were selected that yielded evidence on which to base the present guideline.