A prospective study of chest radiographic examinations in a respiratory intensive care unit
was conducted to determine the diagnostic and therapeutic efficacy of such examinations …

In summary, the chest radiograph has only moderate accuracy in visualizing opacification
caused by cardiopulmonary abnormalities and may be quite nonspecific as to etiology …

Two hundred routine chest x-rays were evaluated to determine their value in the
management of critically ill patients in a Medical ICU (MICU). Seventy-four x-rays (37%) …

In order to evaluate the efficacy of bedside chest radiography, a prospective study was
completed of 140 patients admitted to the surgical and medical intensive care units over a …

Objective To determine a) if clinical examination can accurately predict radiological change
and b) if routine chest radiography is efficacious. Design All mechanically ventilated patients …

Objectives: To correlate patient condition and reasons for obtaining chest radiographs
(CXRs) with the utility of CXRs in critical illness and to determine the potential impact of …

Portable chest radiography is an essential component of clinical patient management in the
intensive-care unit. With routine use of this procedure, unexpected cardiopulmonary …

OBJECTIVE: To document the impact of routine daily chest radiographs on treatment
decisions in a medical ICU. METHODS: The study sample consisted of 200 consecutive …

To ascertain the value of the daily routine chest x-ray in the medical ICU, we determined
prospectively the number of unsuspected abnormalities observed on 507 consecutive chest …

The radiographic examination of the chest plays an important role in the evaluation of
patients in the intensive care unit. The maximum diagnostic value of the radiographs can be …