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Indication for chest radiograph (CXR) |
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| Medical patients (n = 97) |
Surgical patients |
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| < 48 hours (n = 66) |
≥ 48 hours (n = 35) |
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| Total number of CXRs performed |
645 |
78 |
127 |
| Routine CXRs (n) (% total) |
463 (72%) |
71 (91%) |
100 (79%) |
| Non-routine CXRs (n) (% total) |
182 (28%) |
7 (9%) |
27 (21%) |
| Data sheet completed (n) |
60 |
1 |
10 |
| Post-procedure |
37 (62%) |
0 |
4 (40%) |
| Clinical change |
21 (35%) |
1 (100%) |
6 (60%) |
| Other |
2 (3%) |
0 |
0 |
Chahine-Malus et al. Critical Care 2001 5:271 doi:10.1186/cc1045 |
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