Initiation and compliance with a chest X-ray (CXR) reduction protocol in the Children's National Medical Center Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
M Ridore, W Pastor, D Bulas, S McKenney, L Soghier… - 2018 - publications.aap.org
Background: Daily chest X-rays (CXR) s for the sole purpose of verifying the position of the
endotracheal tube (ETT) have been deemed by the American Academy of Pediatrics to be
one of the top 5 unnecessary tests that increase cost and utilize resources but do not
increase efficacy nor safety. Restricting the frequency of CXRs is not associated with an
increase in hospital mortality, increased length of stay, nor an increase in duration of
mechanical ventilation. Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a restrictive CXR protocol …
endotracheal tube (ETT) have been deemed by the American Academy of Pediatrics to be
one of the top 5 unnecessary tests that increase cost and utilize resources but do not
increase efficacy nor safety. Restricting the frequency of CXRs is not associated with an
increase in hospital mortality, increased length of stay, nor an increase in duration of
mechanical ventilation. Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a restrictive CXR protocol …
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