The clinical value of daily routine chest radiographs in a mixed medical–surgical intensive care unit is low
Critical Care2005Vol. 10(1), pp. R11–R11
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Marleen E. Graat, Goda Choi, Esther K. Wolthuis, Johanna C. Korevaar, Peter E. Spronk, Jaap Stoker, Margreeth B. Vroom, Marcus J. Schultz
Abstract
In the ICU, daily routine CXRs seldom reveal unexpected, clinically relevant abnormalities, and they rarely prompt action. We propose that this diagnostic examination be abandoned in ICU patients.
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