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JOURNAL ARTICLE
OBSERVATIONAL STUDY
Clinical relevance of the routine daily chest X-Ray in the surgical intensive care unit.
American Journal of Surgery 2017 July
INTRODUCTION: A daily Chest X-ray (CXR) is obtained in many surgical intensive care units (SICU). This study implemented a selective CXR protocol in a high volume, academic SICU and evaluated its impact on clinical outcomes.
METHODS: All SICU patients admitted in 2/2010 were compared with patients admitted in 2/2012. Between the time periods, a protocol eliminating the routine daily CXRs was instituted.
RESULTS: In 02/2010 and 02/2012, 107 and 90 patients were admitted to the SICU, respectively, for a total of 1384 patient days. CXRs decreased from 365 (57.1% of patient-days) in 2010 to 299 (40.9% of patient days; p < 0.001) in 2012. A greater proportion of Physician Directed CXRs (PDCXRs) had new findings (80.8%) compared to Automatic Daily CXRs (ADCXRs) (23.5%, p < 0.001). There was no difference in overall or SICU length of stay, ventilator-free days, morbidity or mortality.
CONCLUSION: Eliminating ADCXRs decreased the number of CXRs performed, without affecting LOS, mechanical ventilation, morbidity or mortality. Physician-directed ordering of CXRs increased the diagnostic value of the CXR and decreased the number of clinically irrelevant CXRs performed.
METHODS: All SICU patients admitted in 2/2010 were compared with patients admitted in 2/2012. Between the time periods, a protocol eliminating the routine daily CXRs was instituted.
RESULTS: In 02/2010 and 02/2012, 107 and 90 patients were admitted to the SICU, respectively, for a total of 1384 patient days. CXRs decreased from 365 (57.1% of patient-days) in 2010 to 299 (40.9% of patient days; p < 0.001) in 2012. A greater proportion of Physician Directed CXRs (PDCXRs) had new findings (80.8%) compared to Automatic Daily CXRs (ADCXRs) (23.5%, p < 0.001). There was no difference in overall or SICU length of stay, ventilator-free days, morbidity or mortality.
CONCLUSION: Eliminating ADCXRs decreased the number of CXRs performed, without affecting LOS, mechanical ventilation, morbidity or mortality. Physician-directed ordering of CXRs increased the diagnostic value of the CXR and decreased the number of clinically irrelevant CXRs performed.
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