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New and unexpected predefined major abnormalities on daily routine chest radiographs resulting in a change in management per admittance category |
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| Abnormality |
Diagnostic category (number of chest radiographs) |
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| Medical (422) |
General surgery (481) |
Cardiopulmonary surgery (1251) |
Neurosurgery (233) |
Other (70) |
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| Large atelectasis |
-/8 |
-/3 |
-/12 |
-/0 |
-/1 |
| Large infiltrates |
1/3 |
2/5 |
9/13 |
0/2 |
0/0 |
| 'Severe' pulmonary congestion |
-/1 |
-/2 |
-/25 |
-/1 |
-/0 |
| 'Severe' pleural effusion |
1/4 |
3/5 |
1/3 |
0/1 |
0/0 |
| Pneumothorax or pneumomediastinum |
1/3 |
0/2 |
4/9 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
| Malposition of oropharyngeal tube |
5/8 |
3/6 |
8/15 |
3/3 |
0/0 |
| Malposition of intravenous lines |
1/2 |
1/2 |
7/8 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
| Malposition of intra-aortic balloon pump |
0/0 |
1/1 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
| Malposition of gastric tube |
1/2 |
0/0 |
2/3 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
| Malposition of drains |
1/1 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
| Total (% of all daily routine chest radiographs in group) |
11/32 (2.6%/7.6%) |
10/26 (2.1%/5.4%) |
31/88 (2.5%/7.0%) |
3/7 (1.3%/3.0%)* |
0/1 (0.0%/1.4%)* |
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Values are expressed as unexpected abnormalities resulting in a change in management (n)/all unexpected abnormalities per category (n); absolute numbers are given per diagnostic category. Predefined major abnormalities are summarized in Table 1. *P < 0.05 versus medical, general surgery and cardiopulmonary surgery. -, not scored for. | |||||
Graat et al. Critical Care 2006 10:R11 doi:10.1186/cc3955 |
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